Masashi Sada

Masashi Sada
Birth name	Masashi Sada (佐田 雅志, Sada Masashi?)
Born	April 10, 1952 (1952-04-10) (age 59)
Origin	Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
Genres	Folk-pop, kayōkyoku
Occupations	Singer, composer, lyricist, radio-DJ, novelist
Instruments	Vocals, guitars, violin
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Free Flight, Warner-Pioneer, FOA Records, Teichiku
Website	www.sada.co.jp

Masashi Sada (さだ まさし, Sada Masashi^?, born April 10, 1952) is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer.

Sada formed the folk duo Grape with Masami Yoshida in 1972, and made debut as a recording artist a year after. The pair rose to fame owing to a hit of a song "Shourou Nagashi" (精霊流し) composed by Sada, which peaked at the number-two on the Japanese Oricon chart in 1974. They broke up in 1976, after producing some hit singles including "En-kiri Dera" (縁切寺) and "Muen Zaka" (無縁坂) subsequently.

Sada released the first solo album entitled Kikyorai shortly after the Grape's dissolution. Following the commercial success of the number-one hit single "Amayadori" (雨やどり, Shelter from the rain) in 1977, he enjoyed the recording career as one of the most popular Japanese male artists during the late 1970s and the first half of 1980s.

Throughout his career as a musician, Sada released over 35 solo albums and 70 singles, and multiple live albums or compilations. Since the release of Shourou Nagashi published in 2001, Sada has also worked as a novelist.

Discography

Albums

• Wasuremono (わすれもの) (25 August 1974)
• Seseragi (せせらぎ) (25 May 1975)
• Communication (コミュニケーション) (25 November 1975)
• Kikyorai (帰去来) (25 November 1976)
• Kazamidori (風見鶏) (25 July 1977)
• Shikashu (私花集) (25 March 1978)
• Yume Kuyo (夢供養) (10 April 1979)
• Inshoha (印象派) (10 October 1980)
• Utsurohi (うつろひ) (25 June 1981)
• Yume no Wadachi (夢の轍) / Rut of dream (11 December 1982)
• Kaze no Omokage (風のおもかげ) (30 November 1983)
• Glass Age (12 December 1984)
• ADVANTAGE (12 June 1985)
• Jibun Shokogun (自分症候群) / Oneself syndrome (21 December 1985)
• Yume Kaikisen (夢回帰線) (25 July 1987)
• Kazemachi Dori no Hitobito (風待通りの人々) (25 July 1988)
• Yume no Fuku koro (夢の吹く頃) (25 January 1989)
• Yume bakari Miteita (夢ばかりみていた) (25 February 1990)
• Yume Kaikisen II (夢回帰線II) (25 August 1990)
• Kazoku no Shozo (家族の肖像) (25 July 1991)
• Ano Koro ni Tsuite -Season of raisin- (あの頃について -シーズン・オブ・レーズン-) (10 November 1991)
• Honobono (ほのぼの) / Heartwarming (10 November 1992)
• Aimiteno (逢いみての (25 October 1993)
• Omoide Dorobo (おもいで泥棒) (25 October 1994)
• Sayonara Nippon (さよならにっぽん) / Good-bye Nippon (25 October 1995)
• Furukusai Koi no Uta bakari (古くさい恋の唄ばかり) (25 October 1996)
• Yumeuta (夢唄) (21 November 1997)
• Kokoro no Jidai (心の時代 (23 September 1998)
• Toki no Sumika (季節の栖) (23 June 1999)
• Nihon Kaku Setsu (日本架空説) (21 September 2000)
• Ki wo Ueta Otoko -Midori Hyakunen Monogatari- (木を植えた男 -緑百年物語-) / The Man Who Planted Trees (25 April 2001)
• Arusutoromeria (夢百合草 (あらすとろめりあ)) (27 February 2002)
• Yume no Tsuzuki (夢のつづき) (26 September 2002)
• Yume Kuyo (19 February 2003) - A Special two disk edition
• Slowlife Story (すろうらいふすとーりー) (22 October 2003)
• Koibumi (恋文 / love letter (2004)
• Tokoshi e (とこしへ) (2005)
• Utsukushiki Nihon no Omokage (美しき日本の面影) (2006)
• Mist (2007)
• Utsukushii asa (美しい朝) (2009)

External links

• Sada Masashi Official Website (Japanese)

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Name	Sada, Masashi
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