Masashi Sada is one of Japan¡¯s most beloved and prolific musicians, with a catalog of roughly 650 self-penned songs and a career spanning five decades. Also an accomplished author with numerous books to his name, Sada brings a literary sensibility to songwriting, penning lyrics that pierce the heart.?
Born in Nagasaki in 1952, Sada emerged as a purveyor of °ì²¹²âš°ì²âŽÇ°ì³Ü, Japanese standards popular from the 1920s to the ¡¯80s. He scored his first No. 1 hit in 1977 with ¡°Amayadori,¡± which translates to ¡°taking shelter from the rain.¡±?
That song kicked off a golden run that continued into the early?¡¯80s. Tracks such as ¡°Kanpaku Sengen¡± ("Declaration of the Master of the House") are so ubiquitous that most Japanese people of a certain age can recite their lyrics. Now 74, Sada still tours tirelessly and has just completed another album of new material, ¡°Kamisama no Iutori¡± (¡°As the Gods Say¡±).?
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