Ringo no Uta

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"Ringo no Uta" (リンゴの唄, Song of the Apple) is a song featured in the 1945 Japanese film Soyokaze. It was written by poet and lyricist Hachirō Satō and composer Tadashi Manjome, who also produced the film. The song is a duet, featuring the Japanese actress Michiko Namiki and the singer Noboru Kirishima and released in January 1946. It is considered the first hit song in Japan after World War II. "Soyokaze" (そよかぜ, Soft breeze) was released on October 11, 1945, and was the first movie produced after World War II in Japan. It was a commercial success, but was heavily criticized by movie critics. Throughout the autumn of that year, the song Ringo no Uta increased in popularity, eventually becoming more famous than the film's theme song, Soyokaze. Ringo no Uta was first broadcast on the radio on December 10, 1945, and the 78 rpm record was released by Nippon Colombia in January 1946. Sato's lyrics express a girl's feeling in a red apple, one which matched the feelings of freedom after the war. The record achieved unprecedented sales, exceeding 100,000 copies.