Artist: 三橋 美智也 (Michiya Mihashi)

Michiya Mihashi (三橋 美智也, Mihashi Michiya). Japanese enka and minyo singer and shamisen player. Born in Hokkaido on November 10, 1930. Died January 8, 1996. Made his professional recording debut in 1954. Said to have been the biggest selling Japanese recording artist, selling over 160 million records during his career.