"Rakka Ryūsui" (落花流水, lit. "Falling Flower Running Water") is the 45th single by Japanese entertainer Akina Nakamori. Written by Takashi Matsumoto and Kenji Hayashida, the single was released on December 7, 2005, by Universal Sigma. It was also the lead single from her compilation album Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection.[1][2][3]

"Rakka Ryūsui"
Single by Akina Nakamori
from the album Best Finger 25th Anniversary Selection
LanguageJapanese
English titleFalling Flower Running Water
B-side"Desire (Jōnetsu) (2005 Version)"
ReleasedDecember 7, 2005 (2005-12-07)
Recorded2005
GenreJ-pop
Length4:08
LabelUniversal Sigma
Composer(s)Kenji Hayashida
Lyricist(s)Takashi Matsumoto
Akina Nakamori singles chronology
"Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni"
(2004)
"Rakka Ryūsui"
(2005)
"Hana yo Odore"
(2006)

Background

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"Rakka Ryūsui" was released a year and five months after Nakamori's previous single "Hajimete Deatta Hi no Yō ni". It was used as the theme song of the TV Tokyo drama special Tenka Sōran: Tokugawa Mitsuyo no Inbō (天下騒乱〜徳川三代の陰謀, lit. World Mayhem: Conspiracy of the Three Tokugawas). The B-side is a re-recording of Nakamori's 1986 hit single "Desire (Jōnetsu)".[2]

Chart performance

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"Rakka Ryūsui" peaked at No. 43 on Oricon's weekly singles chart and sold over 5,000 copies.[4][5]

Track listing

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Original release
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Rakka Ryūsui" ((落花流水, "Falling Flower Running Water"))Takashi MatsumotoKenji HayashidaMasayuki Sakamoto4:08
2."Desire (Jōnetsu) (2005 Version)" ((DESIRE -情熱- (2005年ヴァージョン)))Yoko AkiKisaburō SuzukiHiroshi Uesugi4:23
3."Rakka Ryūsui" (Instrumental)   4:08
4."Desire (Jōnetsu) (2005 Version)" (Instrumental)   4:23
Total length:14:01

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[4] 43

Cover version

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  • Kenji Hayashida, original composer of the song, self-covered the song on his compilation album "Works" in 2009.

References

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  1. ^ "中森明菜(なかもりあきな)ディスコグラフィ". Idol.ne.jp. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ^ a b "中森明菜 / 落花流水". CDJournal. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ "落花流水 | 中森明菜". Mora. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  4. ^ a b "落花流水 | 中森明菜". Oricon. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  5. ^ "中森明菜". Yamachan Land. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
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