Koichi Sugiyama

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Koichi Sugiyama
Kohichi Sugiyama 2011-06-30.jpg
Sugiyama in 2011
Background information
Native name
すぎやま こういち
Birth name椙山 浩一
Born(1931-04-11)April 11, 1931
Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedSeptember 30, 2021(2021-09-30) (aged 90)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • orchestrator
Years active1968–2021
LabelsSUGI Label
Associated actsHayato Matsuo
WebsiteSugimania

Sugiyama was also a council member of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers (JASRAC), board member of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society.

Sugiyama died on September 30, 2021 from sepsis in Tokyo at the age of 90.[1]

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