Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era (2024)

The first documentary film to focus on Kazuhiko Kato, a pioneer who changed the history of Japanese music

  • Genre: Documentary, Music
  • Release Date: 2024-05-31
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Director: Hiromi Aihara

Summary

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."

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  • Kazuhiko Kato

    as Self
  • Osamu Kitayama

    as Self
  • Takeshi Matsuyama

    as Self
  • Mitsuko Takanashi

    as Self
  • Ichiro Asatsuma

    as Self
  • Masayoshi Takanaka

    as Self
  • Konosuke Sakazaki

    as Self
  • Kazunaga Nitta

    as Self
  • Hiro Tsunoda

    as Self
  • Tatsuo Hayashi

    as Self
  • Shigeru Izumiya

    as Self
  • Kenichi Makimura

    as Self
  • Hiroshi Shigemi

    as Self
  • Obara Rei

    as Self
  • Toshi Yajima

    as Self
  • Chris Thomas

    as Self
  • Imai Yutaka

    as Self
  • Kazuo Hachiya

    as Self
  • Junko Koshino

    as Self
  • Susumu Ohta

    as Self
  • Katsuyuki Yoshida

    as Self
  • Kiyomitsu Mikuni

    as Self
  • Takeshi Monkami

    as Self
  • Hiroshi Sasaki

    as Self
  • Nobuyuki Shizumu

    as Self
  • Hiroshi Takano

    as Self
  • Ren Takada

    as Self
  • Sakamoto Miu

    as Self
  • Ishikawa Kurena

    as Self
  • Yasuhiro Saito

    as Self
  • Norihiko Hashida

    as Self
  • Yoshino Hiranuma

    as Self
  • Masayoshi Ashida

    as Self
  • Fukui Mika

    as Self
  • Takuro Yoshida

    as Self
  • Masataka Matsutōya

    as Self
  • Yukihiro Takahashi

    as Self
  • Tsugutoshi Gotô

    as Self
  • Yasui Kazumi

    as Self
  • Mariya Takeuchi

    as Self
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    as Self
  • Kenji Ohmura

    as Self
  • Orita Ikuzo

    as Self
  • Haruomi Hosono

    as Self
  • Akiko Yano

    as Self
Directing Hiromi Aihara Director

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