5th Japan Record Awards

The 5th Japan Record Awards were held on 27 December 1963. Michiyo Azusa was the first female solo singer to win the JRA.

Emcee

Takayuki Akutagawa

• 4th time as the emcee of JRA.

Award winners

Japan Record Award

• Michiyo Azusa for "Konnichiwa Aka Chan"
• Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei
• Composer: Hachidai Nakamura
• Arranger: Hachidai Nakamura
• Record Company: King Records

Vocalist Award

• Frank Nagai for "Aka Chan Wa Osamada"
• Awarded again after 4 years, 2nd vocalist award.

New Artist Award

• Kazuo Funaki for "Koukou San Nen Sei" and "Gakuen Hiroba"
• Akemi Misawa for "Shima No Blues" and "Watashi Wa Nagare No Watari Tori"

Composer Award

• Taku Izumi for "Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O"
• Singer: Kyu Sakamoto

Arranger Award

• Hiroshi Miyagawa for "Koi No Vacance"
• Singer: The Peanuts

Lyricist Award

• Toshio Oka for "Koukou San Nen Sei"
• Singer: Kazuo Funaki

Planning Award

• Nippon Columbia for "Nihon No Minyo"
• Awarded after 2 years, 3rd planning award.

Children's Song Award

• Yoshiko Mari for "Omocha No Chachacha"

Nominations

JRA

Children's song award

See also

• 1963 in Japanese music

References

• 今年の日本レコード大賞 流行歌手一年生の進出 ホーム・ソングの時代に. The Asahi Shimbun. 付東京夕刊. 9 December 1963. p 9.
• 【あの時・日本レコード大賞＜３＞】梓みちよ“赤ちゃん”に苦しみ一時封印. Sports Hochi. 18 December 2019.