11th Japan Record Awards

Award winners

• Naomi Sagara for "Iijanai No Shiawase Naraba"
• * Awarded New Artist at 2 years ago, 2nd award.
• * Lyricist: Tokiko Iwatani
• * Composer: Taku Izumi
• * Arranger: Taku Izumi
• * Record Company: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment

• Shinichi Mori for "Minatomachi Blues"
• * Lost to Naomi Sagara by one vote.

• Peter for "Yoru To Asa No Aida Ni"

• Norihiko Hashida and the Shoebelts for "Kaze"
• Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five for "Nagasaki Wa Kyō Mo Ame Datta"
• Kaoru Chiga for "Mayonaka No Guitar"
• Kyōko Takada for "Minna Yume No Naka"

• Mina Aoe for "Ikebukuro no Yoru"
• *Awarded again after last year, 2nd vocalist award.
• Mieko Hirota for "Ningyō no Ie"
• Tokiko Kato for "Hitorine No Komori Uta"

• Kiyoko Suizenji for "365 Step's March" & "Jinjitsu Ichiro No March"
• Ryoko Moriyama for "Kinjireta Koi"

• Michio Yamagami for "Yoake no Scat"
• * Singer: Saori Yuki

• Kyōhei Tsutsumi for "Blue Light Yokohama"
• * Singer: Ayumi Ishida

• Shinzō Teraoka for "Kanashimi Wa Kake Ashi De Yatte Kuru"
• * Singer: Mariko Ann
• * Awarded again after 5 years, 2nd arranger award.

• EMI Music Japan
• * Awarded again after 3 years, 3rd planning award.

• Three Bubbles for "Umareta Kyō Dai 11-nin"

• Takao Saeki
• EMI Music Japan

Other Performers

Guests

• Jun Mayuzumi
• Yoichi Sugawara
• Pinky & Killers
• Yukio Hashi
• Hibari Misora

Dancers

• Studio No.1 Dancers
• BM Dancers

Chorus

• Cole Acacia
• Wakakusa Children's Chorus