Hideo Murata (村田英雄, Murata Hideo; January 17, 1929 – June 13, 2002) was a Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer. He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen 27 times. Murata was born as a son of rōkyoku singer Senyu Hirosawa (広沢仙遊,) and Tsutako Yano (矢野ツタ子). However, he was immediately adopted by Sumiko Deriba (出利葉スミ子) and Haruo Kajiyama (梶山春雄) became his stepfather. His real name was Isamu Kajiyama (梶山勇). Read more on Last.fm