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Kazuhiko Kato(1947-2009)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few even know his name. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo, has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers, penned lyrics to anime film scores (Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Cowboy Bebop), and run with the multimedia underground of that city's avant-garde. Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist is a 90-minute documentary film detailing those artistic relationships in the expansive career of this celebrated wordsmith. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo, Japan, the city that inspires his work, the film highlights through exclusive interviews Mosdell's rise from obscure, expatriate, bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra. These interviews are visually reinforced by archival footage and showcases of songs, installations and live performances. Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Kanno, Maaya Sakamoto, and many others.
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Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)
Kazuhiko Kato was born on 21 March 1947 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for Pacchigi! (2004), Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986) and Detective Story (1983). He died on 17 October 2009 in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan.
BornMarch 21, 1947
DiedOctober 17, 2009(62)
BornMarch 21, 1947
DiedOctober 17, 2009(62)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Pacchigi! (2004)
Pacchigi!
6.8
  • Composer
  • 2004
Dennis Falt and Tetsuya Takeda in Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1986
Detective Story (1983)
Detective Story
6.3
  • Composer
  • 1983
It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
It's All Right, My Friend
5.5
  • Music Department
  • 1983

Credits

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Music Department

  • In This Corner of the World (2016)
    In This Corner of the World
    7.8
    • theme song composition
    • 2016
  • Macross Frontier (2008)
    Macross Frontier
    7.8
    TV Series
    • theme song composition
    • 2008
  • Kyôko Fukada and Anna Tsuchiya in Kamikaze Girls (2004)
    Kamikaze Girls
    7.2
    • composer: song "Time Machine ni onegai"
    • 2004
  • Hawaiian Dream (1987)
    Hawaiian Dream
    5.9
    • music producer
    • 1987
  • Sunset Hills Hotel (1987)
    Sunset Hills Hotel
    Video
    • music
    • 1987
  • Windaria (1986)
    Windaria
    7.0
    • theme song composition
    • 1986
  • Arihiro Hase and Mari Iijima in Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
    Macross: Do You Remember Love?
    7.6
    • theme song composition
    • 1984
  • Station to Heaven (1984)
    Station to Heaven
    7.0
    • musical director
    • 1984
  • It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
    It's All Right, My Friend
    5.5
    • music supervisor
    • musical director
    • 1983

Composer

  • Aoi uta - Nodo jiman Seishun hen (2006)
    Aoi uta - Nodo jiman Seishun hen
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • Pacchigi! (2004)
    Pacchigi!
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai (2000)
    Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Broken Heart (1995)
    Broken Heart
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Alice: An Interactive Museum (1994)
    Alice: An Interactive Museum
    Video Game
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Succession (1992)
    Succession
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989)
    Afternoon When Flowers Fell
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Garasu no naka no sho-jo (1988)
    Garasu no naka no sho-jo
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Hawaiian Dream (1987)
    Hawaiian Dream
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Dennis Falt and Tetsuya Takeda in Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)
    Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Yabanjin no youni (1985)
    Yabanjin no youni
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1985
  • Detective Story (1983)
    Detective Story
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1983

Actor

  • Takako Matsu in April Story (1998)
    April Story
    7.1
    • Katô
    • 1998
  • Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
    Three Resurrected Drunkards
    6.4
    • Onoppo 'The big one'
    • 1968

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sadistic Mika Band
  • Born
    • March 21, 1947
    • Kyoto, Japan
  • Died
    • October 17, 2009
    • Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan(suicide)

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