Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

Die Geschichte

Inhaltsangabe auf Englisch

This documentary follows the path of musician Kazuhiko Kato, who has created many masterpieces that remain in the history of Japanese pop music. Kazuhiko Kato, affectionately known as "Tonovan," influenced many people with his musicality that was ahead of its time, such as "The Folk Crusaders" and "Sadistic Mika Band." The documentary introduces the behind-the-scenes story of the formation of The Folk Crusaders, who created Japan's first million-selling hit, rare footage of the Sadistic Mika Band's overseas performances and recording scenes as they made their way around the world, and hidden anecdotes about the "Europe Trilogy," which is said to be a monumental work of Japanese pop music. In addition, a new recording of the timeless classic "Ano Subarashii Ai wo Mouichido" is made, and the song's evolution by musicians of various genres is shown. The film was planned, directed, and produced by Yumi Aihara, who also worked on "SUKITA: A Moment Carved by Artists."

Besetzung

K Kazuhiko KatoSelf O Osamu KitayamaSelf T Takeshi MatsuyamaSelf M Mitsuko TakanashiSelf I Ichiro AsatsumaSelf M Masayoshi TakanakaSelf K Konosuke SakazakiSelf K Kazunaga NittaSelf H Hiro TsunodaSelf T Tatsuo HayashiSelf S Shigeru IzumiyaSelf K Kenichi MakimuraSelf

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H Hiroshi ShigemiSelf O Obara ReiSelf T Toshi YajimaSelf C Chris ThomasSelf I Imai YutakaSelf K Kazuo HachiyaSelf J Junko KoshinoSelf S Susumu OhtaSelf K Katsuyuki YoshidaSelf K Kiyomitsu MikuniSelf T Takeshi MonkamiSelf H Hiroshi SasakiSelf N Nobuyuki ShizumuSelf H Hiroshi TakanoSelf R Ren TakadaSelf M Miu SakamotoSelf I Ishikawa KurenaSelf Y Yasuhiro SaitoSelf N Norihiko HashidaSelf Y Yoshino HiranumaSelf M Masayoshi AshidaSelf F Fukui MikaSelf T Takuro YoshidaSelf M Masataka MatsutōyaSelf Y Yukihiro TakahashiSelf T Tsugutoshi GotôSelf Y Yasui KazumiSelf M Mariya TakeuchiSelf R Ryuichi SakamotoSelf K Kenji OhmuraSelf O Orita IkuzoSelf H Haruomi HosonoSelf A Akiko YanoSelf