Thu, November 6, 2008 (2:42am EST)
Composer and arranger Makoto Saeki died of ureter cancer on Monday at a Tokyo hospital. He was 70.
Among Saeki's works were the Hibari Misora hit "Yawara" and the more recent Kiyoshi Hikawa song "Ikken," which both won a Japan Record Award.
Among Saeki's works were the Hibari Misora hit "Yawara" and the more recent Kiyoshi Hikawa song "Ikken," which both won a Japan Record Award.
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