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Yukihiro Takahashi(1952-2023)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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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)
Yukihiro Takahashi was born on 6 June 1952 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for Tokyo! (2008), Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007) and Umi sora sango-no iitsutae (1991). He was married to Kiyomi Takahashi. He died on 11 January 2023 in Karuizawa, Japan.
BornJune 6, 1952
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(70)
BornJune 6, 1952
DiedJanuary 11, 2023(70)
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Known for

Tokyo! (2008)
Tokyo!
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
Appleseed: Ex Machina
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Umi sora sango-no iitsutae (1991)
Umi sora sango-no iitsutae
7.2
  • Composer
  • 1991
Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
Norwegian Wood
6.3
  • Gatekeeper
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Labyrinth of Cinema (2019)
    Labyrinth of Cinema
    6.7
    • Fanta G
    • 2019
  • Rinko Kikuchi and Ken'ichi Matsuyama in Norwegian Wood (2010)
    Norwegian Wood
    6.3
    • Gatekeeper
    • 2010
  • 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
    20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
    6.5
    • Billy
    • 2009
  • Otoko wa sore wo gaman dekinai
    5.0
    • Jukoshu of Shinryuji
    • 2006
  • Kumiko Akiyoshi, Tsurutarô Kataoka, Morio Kazama, Toshiyuki Nagashima, and Yûko Natori in The Discarnates (1988)
    The Discarnates
    7.1
    • 1988
  • April Fish (1986)
    April Fish
    6.1
    • Shohei Nemoto
    • 1986
  • Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen in Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close (1986)
    Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close
    Music Video
    • 1986
  • Tomoyo Harada in The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)
    The Island Closest to Heaven
    6.4
    • Jirô Katsuragi
    • 1984
  • It's All Right, My Friend (1983)
    It's All Right, My Friend
    5.5
    • Prison guard
    • 1983
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra: Taiso (1982)
    Yellow Magic Orchestra: Taiso
    Music Video
    • Yukihiro Takahashi
    • 1982
  • Yukihiro Takahashi in Yukihiro Takahashi: Drip Dry Eyes (1981)
    Yukihiro Takahashi: Drip Dry Eyes
    Music Video
    • 1981
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen (1980)
    Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen
    6.2
    Music Video
    • 1980
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra - Computer Game (Theme from the Circus)
    Music Video
    • 1979
  • Haruomi Hosono, Ryūichi Sakamoto, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Yellow Magic Orchestra in Yellow Magic Orchestra: Yellow Magic (Tong Poo) (1979)
    Yellow Magic Orchestra: Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)
    Music Video
    • Yukihiro Takahashi
    • 1979
  • Okita Sôji (1974)
    Okita Sôji
    6.2
    • 1974

Composer

  • Ahiru no uta ga kikoete kuru yo.
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Umi sora sango-no iitsutae (1991)
    Umi sora sango-no iitsutae
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Sangokushi: Eiketsu Tenka ni Nozomu (1991)
    Sangokushi: Eiketsu Tenka ni Nozomu
    Video Game
    • Composer (as Takahashi Yukihiro)
    • 1991
  • Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen in Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close (1986)
    Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • YMO Propaganda (1984)
    YMO Propaganda
    8.3
    • Composer
    • 1984
  • Yukihiro Takahashi in Yukihiro Takahashi: Drip Dry Eyes (1981)
    Yukihiro Takahashi: Drip Dry Eyes
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1981

Music Department

  • Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen in Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close (1986)
    Yukihiro Takahashi and Steve Jansen: Stay Close
    Music Video
    • music producer (as Takahashi/Jansen)
    • 1986
  • YMO Propaganda (1984)
    YMO Propaganda
    8.3
    • performer
    • 1984
  • Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen (1980)
    Yellow Magic Orchestra: Rydeen
    6.2
    Music Video
    • music
    • 1980

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Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
Trailer 3:47
Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

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  • Alternative names
    • Sadistic Mika Band
  • Born
    • June 6, 1952
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • January 11, 2023
    • Karuizawa, Japan(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Kiyomi Takahashi? - January 11, 2023 (his death)

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    Was a Japanese singer-songwriter, drummer, music producer, fashion designer & writer.

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