{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7df324af2428be3dc966fde7","clusterId":"c_9b2461437bfd1b81bae43509","slug":"jun-hashimoto-lyricist-for-galaxy-express-999-and-lupin-iii-dies-at-86","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Jun Hashimoto, Lyricist for Galaxy Express 999 and Lupin III, Dies at 86","summary":"Lyricist Jun Hashimoto died in a Tokyo hospital on May 21 due to liver cirrhosis. He was 86. Hashimoto wrote lyrics for the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime's opening and ending themes, as well as the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki's debut film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. His family held a private funeral.","whyItMatters":"Hashimoto wrote the lyrics for two foundational anime works-the Galaxy Express 999 TV series and Miyazaki's first feature film-as well as multiple award-winning pop songs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHashimoto, whose real name was Junsuke Yoda, was the son of children's literature author Junichi Yoda. As a music producer, his son Haruo discovered Japanese singer MISIA. Hashimoto's other works include the lyrics for Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets' \"Blue Chateau\" song, which won the 1967 Japan Record Award Grand Prix, actor Ayumi Ishida's \"Blue Light Yokohama,\" and The Village Singers' \"Amairo no Kami no Otome.\" The family held a private funeral attended only by close relatives and led by the chief mourner, Hashimoto's son Haruo Yoda.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hashimoto's Galaxy Express 999 lyrics set the tone for a generation of space anime. His Lupin III theme for Miyazaki's first film connected two pillars of 1970s anime.","twitterPost":"Hashimoto's Galaxy Express 999 lyrics defined the sound of 1970s space anime. His Lupin III theme also anchored Miyazaki's directorial debut.","threadsPost":"Hashimoto's Galaxy Express 999 opening and ending lyrics shaped the emotional identity of Leiji Matsumoto's space epic. The same year he wrote those, he also penned the theme for Miyazaki's first feature, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. Two foundational 1970s works, one lyricist.","newsletterBlurb":"Lyricist Jun Hashimoto died in a Tokyo hospital on May 21 due to liver cirrhosis. He was 86. Hashimoto wrote the lyrics for the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime's opening and ending themes, as well as the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki's debut feature film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/galaxy-express-999-tv-anime-lupin-iii-film-lyricist-jun-hashimoto-dies/.238054\",\"title\":\"Galaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3733,"outputTokens":589,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780408816,"createdAt":"2026-06-02T13:42:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-02T13:46:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T13:46:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9b2461437bfd1b81bae43509","canonicalTitle":"News\nGalaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies","representativeArticleId":"a_837d0f21102f0e1b53f8b9db","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Galaxy Express 999\",\"Lupin III\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Jun Hashimoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-02T12:57:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-02T12:57:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T13:46:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-02/galaxy-express-999-tv-anime-lupin-iii-film-lyricist-jun-hashimoto-dies/.238054","title":"News\nGalaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Galaxy Express 999","Lupin III"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Jun Hashimoto"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Jun Hashimoto, lyricist for the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime and Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, died on May 21 in a Tokyo hospital from liver cirrhosis at age 86.","Hashimoto wrote the opening and ending theme lyrics for the Galaxy Express 999 TV anime and the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki's debut film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.","His other works include lyrics for 'Blue Chateau' (1967 Japan Record Award Grand Prix winner), 'Blue Light Yokohama,' and 'Amairo no Kami no Otome.'","Hashimoto's real name was Junsuke Yoda; he was the son of children's literature author Junichi Yoda and father of music producer Haruo Yoda, who discovered singer MISIA.","A private funeral was held with close relatives, led by chief mourner and son Haruo Yoda."]}