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Aikoku Kshinkyoku

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Wikipedia article




is a Japanese march composed by Tkichi Setoguchi with lyrics by Yukio Morikawa. It was released in December 1937.

History



At the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Cabinet of Japan sponsored several public competitions for lyrics to 'Aikoku Kshinkyoku' in September 1937. There were 57,578 entries for lyrics that were received, and Morikawa's entry was selected as the winner. For the music, 9,555 entries to accompany the lyrics were then received, and Setoguchi was declared the winner. Setoguchi was already a noted composer who had written the 'Gunkan kshinkyoku', the official march of the Imperial Navy.

A few days after its release, 'Aikoku Kshinkyoku' sold a hundred thousand copies from six labels. It sold over a million by 1938.

In popular culture



This song is used in the 1972 Malaysian film Laksamana Do Re Mi, but with different lyrics.

Lyrics



References



Category:1937 songs

Category:Japanese-language songs

Category:Japanese military marches

Category:Japanese patriotic songs

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