5th Japan Record Awards
The 5th Japan Record Award was held on December 27, 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
- Frank Nagai for "Aka Chan Wa Osamada"
- *Awarded again after 4 years, 2nd vocalist award.
- Kazuo Funaki for "Koukou San Nen Sei" and "Gakuen Hiroba"
- Akemi Misawa for "Shima No Blues" and "Watashi Wa Nagare No Watari Tori"
- Taku Izumi for "Miagete Goran Yoru No Hoshi O"
- *Singer: Kyu Sakamoto
- Hiroshi Miyagawa for "Koi No Vacance"
- *Singer: The Peanuts
- Toshio Oka for "Koukou San Nen Sei"
- *Singer: Kazuo Funaki
- Nippon Columbia for "Nihon No Minyo"
- *Awarded after 2 years, 3rd planning award.
- Yoshiko Mari for "Omocha No Chachacha"