was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
In 1969, Kawashima began singing folk songs as a student at in Higashià Âsaka, Osaka Prefecture. After graduating, Kawashima was active in a group called Homo Sapiens and then debuted with the Kyoto indie record label . His looks and vocal style led some to call him the second coming of Takuro Yoshida.
In 1973, Kawashima began his solo career and released his debut solo album Jinrui in 1975 . In 1976, Kawashima released his first hit single "" ("Drinks, Tears, a Man and a Woman"). Kawashima wrote "Sake to Namida to Otoko to Onna" at the age of 19, inspired by the figure of his uncle. The song became known nationwide after it was used in a TV commercial for , a Kyoto brewery, and is considered one of his greatest hits. In 1984, Kawashima released the hit single "", a cover of a 1980 song composed by Hiroyuki Yamamoto. The song title "Nofuuzo" is a word from the Chà «goku dialect of Japanese roughly meaning "rebellious" or "cheeky". In 1986, Kawashima released another hit single "" ("Old-fashioned"), a song which saw numerous covers and remains a popular karaoke choice to this day among older men.
On 16 April 2001, Kawashima died of liver disease at a hospital in Higashià Âsaka, a week before his 49th birthday. Kawashima was buried at a Shingon Buddhist temple in Nara.