Nobuko Sendou -- Umi no Mieru Mado（海の見える窓）

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It's always nice to have that splendid view of the ocean from one's window. Certainly, my envy goes out to anyone who has that ability in their house. Life seems better and the coffee must taste and smell heavenly. Then again, if there is one of those typhoons...😟

I have seen the name Nobuko Sendou（仙道敦子）in the past but as it turns out, this is the first time that she has popped up on "Kayo Kyoku Plus". She's a Nagoya-born singer and actress who's been active since 1980, and through marriage, has a connection with a famous thespian family. Her husband is actor Naoto Ogata（緒形直人）, who's currently on the NHK morning serial drama "Omusubi"（おむすび）as a very hostile and embittered character, her late father-in-law was actor Ken Ogata（緒形拳）and one of her sons is actor Atsushi Ogata（緒形敦）.

Skimming through her J-Wiki biography, Sendou had been acting for about four years when she got behind the recording microphone to launch her singing career in 1984. I'd assumed from seeing the cover of her second album "La Fillette" which was released in December 1987 that she was one of the many aidoru going through the revolving door of the Japanese music industry but she was never categorized as such. And actually from listening to the final track "Umi no Mieru Mado" (Window with an Ocean View), she has a very nice and light vocal style in a Miki Imai（今井美樹）way. Written by Yumi Yoshimoto（吉本由美）and composed by Masayuki Kishi（岸正之）, "Umi no Mieru Mado" sounds as relaxing as it must feel to enjoy that actual view with the addition of a sea breeze.

The video below features Sendou in a commercial.