Eisaku Okawa (大川栄策), born 30 October 1948, is a Japanese
enka singer from Fukuoka, Kyushu. His real name is Itsuzo Aramaki (
荒巻逸造). After graduating from a trade school in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Okawa left for Tokyo, where he studied music under composer Masao Koga (
古賀正男). Okawa made his début as a recording artist in 1969 with his version of "Men Nai Chidori" (
目ン無い千鳥), which was the B-side to a single by Antonio Koga (
アントニオ古賀). In 1982, Okawa released his greatest hit so far, "Sasanqua no Yado" (
さざんかの宿). Okawa also writes both Japanese and Korean music using th…
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