Biography
Kazumasa Oda (小田 和正, Oda Kazumasa, born September 20, 1947) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and composer. He was the leader of folk rock band Off Course from 1969 to 1989, and has done solo work since 1985.
As the vocalist of Off Course, Oda wrote many Japanese standard numbers in the 1970s and 1980s. The group's most successful singles—"Sayonara" (1979), "Yes-No" (1980), and "Kimi ga Uso o Tsuita" (1984)—were written by Oda.
In 1985 he began work as a solo musician. He produced many hit singles as singer-songwriter, such as "Little Tokyo" (1989), "Itsuka Dokokade" (1992), "Tsutaetai Koto ga Arunda" (1997) and "Kirakira" (2002). His most successful single was "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni" (1991), the theme song of a Japanese TV drama called Tokyo Love Story. It sold over 2,580,000 copies and became the ninth best-selling single in Japan.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 13
TV Shows 9
Director 2
The Honest Realtor (2022)
Black Pean (2018)
Kids on the Slope (2018)
64: Part 2 (2016)
64: Part 1 (2016)
Hikawa Maru Monogatari (2015)
Still, Life Goes On (2011)
Kazumasa Oda Concert Tour 2011 in Tokyo Dome (2011)
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)
Gene Waltz (2011)
Veterinarian Dolittle (2010)
Triangle (2009)
Moyuru Toki: The Excellent Company (2006)
Kazumasa Oda - Kaze No Youni Uta Ga Nagareteita (2005)
It was sudden, like a storm... (2004)
Last Love, First Love (2003)
The Green City (1998)
A Forever Love (1997)
Run, Melos! (1992)
Sometime, Somewhere (1992)
Tokyo Love Story (1991)
Kazumasa Oda Tour 2019 in Saitama Super Arena
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1947-09-20 (76 years old)
Birth Name小田 和正
Birth PlaceKanazawa-ku, Japan
Height172-centimeter
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As小田和正, おだ かずまさ
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