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三上寛

Japanese avant-garde singer-songwriter and actor

From
Nakadomari, Japan
Since
1950–present
Releases
55
  • avant-folk
  • contemporary folk
  • singer-songwriter

About

Kan Mikami (三上 寛, Mikami Kan; born March 20, 1950) is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and actor. His music, heavily influenced by American blues, was popular in Japan in the 1970s. He re-wrote the lyric of the song "Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" for his cover version in 1972, which was banned for its negative portrayal of modern Japanese culture. Mikami also acted in cinema and is notable for collaborations with Shūji Terayama and his avant-garde theater Tenjō Sajiki.

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His autobiography, A Life in Folk, was translated into English and published in 2017 by Public Bath Press of Nara, Japan.

From Kan Mikami on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Discography

Albums 41
Live 13
Compilations 1

Links

Also known as

Kan Mikami · Mikami Kan · みかみ かん · 三上 寛

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000082709160
IPI
00169437535

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.