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Recommended heartbreak songs for women in their 70s. A collection of classic Showa-era breakup masterpieces.

If you’re a woman in your 70s, chances are you listened to a lot of love songs from around the 1970s.

Japanese pop songs released in that era truly include many masterpieces—timeless tracks that still haven’t lost their charm.

In this article, we’ll focus specifically on heartbreak songs and introduce tracks recommended for women in their 70s.

They may help you recall past romantic experiences or bring back the feelings you had back then.

You’ll likely recognize many of these songs, so take this opportunity to listen to them again with fresh ears.

Playlist

Recommended heartbreak songs for women in their 70s. A collection of classic Showa-era breakup masterpieces.
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1eastFarewell SongMiyuki NakajimaSpeaking of Miyuki Nakajima’s signature songs, this heartbreak…
2eastUna Sera di TokyoThe PeanutsThe Peanuts were a twin duo that epitomized the Showa era...
3eastMorning of PartingPedro & CapriciousPedro & Capricious debuted in 1971…
4north_eastMake me cryNaoko KenSinging the pain of heartbreak atop a beautiful melody…
5south_eastGoodbye Comes After the DanceChieko BaishoChieko Baisho is a Japanese woman born in 1941...
6eastyouAkiko KosakaBorn in 1957, Akiko Kosaka is a pia…
7eastSamba of PartingKiyoshi HasegawaA song that expresses the pain and loneliness of parting, 19...
8north_easttrace (of someone/something), semblance, vestige; a lingering image or memory of how someone/something used to beYuri ShimazakiA heartbreak song whose wistful melody seeps into the heart...
9south_eastescapadeYoko AsoDebuting in 1974, they quickly became a sensation on the Japanese charts…
10eastLove is overOuyang FeifeiFei Fei Ouyang, who depicts the heart-piercing pain of heartbreak…
11eaststationMariya TakeuchiIt’s a classic song that poignantly portrays the pain of a broken heart. Mariya Takeuchi…
12eastAutumn Full StopMiyuki YokoyamaReleased in September 1979, this work is a side-scrolling…
13eastTwilight, My LoveJunko OhashiJunko Ohashi’s [song/album], released in August 1978, ...
14eastatonementTeresa TengExpressing the heartrending feelings of a woman heartbroken in love, in the style of Teresa Te...
15north_eastRoom of BlocksAkira FuseThe song that Akira Fuse released in March 1974...
16north_eastapplauseNaomi ChiakiNaomi Chiaki mainly focused on enka and pop music...
17north_eastSky RestaurantHi-Fi setHi-Fi Set was formed in 1974…
18south_eastLight Blue RainJunko YagamiJunko Yagami has a wide-ranging musicality and...
19north_eastPlease understand.Akira InabaAkira Inaba, the artist who colored the Showa 50s era...
20south_eastLost roadMachiko WatanabeDebuting in 1977, a figure in Japanese pop mu...
21eastTears That Vanished into the SandYukari ItoSomehow tinged with a faint sadness, as if you can feel the breeze of Italy...
22eastParting at 22Princess KaguyaA classic song that depicts a breakup with a lover and a fresh new start
23eastforeignerSaki KubotaSaki Kubota is a singer born in 1958...
24eastListening to OliviaAnriHealing a Heartbreaking Breakup and Anri’s Singing Voice
25eastLonging for RainAki YashiroA masterpiece of Showa-era enka, a voice that resonates with the heart
26eastLonely-for-Company TavernHiroshi MikiSummary (20 characters): Hiroshi Miyama's debut song. An enka that richly portrays the sorrow of a broken heart. Certified Gold Disc.
27eastKanda RiverKosetsu Minami & KaguyahimeA classic song depicting the pure cohabitation life of young people
28eastRainy MidosujiOuyang FeifeiSinging about bittersweet memories of love in rainy Osaka
29eastTangled HairHibari MisoraHibari Misora sings of love and prayer at Shioyasaki.
30eastTraveler of the NorthYujiro Ishihara
Traveler of the NorthYujiro Ishihara
A melancholic masterpiece that sings of love in the northern land
31eastA Doll’s HouseMieko HirotaMieko Hirota's Gemlike Love Songs
32eastCome, spring.Yumi MatsutoyaA celebrated song of spring, a masterpiece by Yumi Matsutoya
33north_eastWhen the rain stopsYukiji AsakaYukiji Asaoka was born in 1935 and was a Takarazuka Revue...
34north_eastA seagull is a seagull.Naoko KenNaoko Ken has been active since the 1970s through the 1980s...
35north_eastParting at 22windThe duo Kaze is the exquisite pairing of Shozo Ise and Kazuhisa Okubo…
36north_eastBeyond the GoodbyeMomoe YamaguchiA grand-scale depiction of parting and gratitude...
37north_eastEyes Are DiamondSeiko MatsudaIt’s as if the bittersweet feeling before the end of a romance…
38north_eastDrinks for twoMichiyo AzusaA couple trying to bring their precious love to an end…
39north_eastA Letter Waiting for SpringTakuro YoshidaHeartfelt exchanges through letters and songs of memories
40north_eastForget-me-not to youYoichi SugawaraBeloved for many years as a masterpiece of Japanese lyrical songs…
41north_eastLingering SnowdolphinSpring farewell song, a masterpiece by Iruka
42south_eastThe memories are too beautifulJunko YagamiJunko Yagami’s classic: memories of a bittersweet love
43eastFlying to IstanbulMayoyo ShōnoA classic of exotic breakup songs
44eastCotton HandkerchiefHiromi OhtaHiromi Ohta released in 1975…