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Yukihiro Takahashi

Yukihiro Takahashi

Acting

Biography

Yukihiro Takahashi (Japanese: 高橋 幸宏) Was a Japanese musician, singer, record producer and actor, who was best known internationally as the drummer, lead vocalist, & 2nd keyboardist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra and as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band. Takahashi's main movie roles were primarily with Japan's visionary film director Nobuhiko Obayashi, notably April Fish and Labyrinth of Cinema.

Known For

Norwegian Wood
6.4

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

Norwegian Wood

2010
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
7.4

Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

2017
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
6.7

The final showdown, and the final reveal. Who is Friend? How can he be stopped?

20th Century Boys 3: Redemption

2009
Labyrinth of Cinema
6.8

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

Labyrinth of Cinema

2020
Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
N/A

Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. 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, 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 artistic word-smith, Chris Mosdell. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo and Fukui, Japan, and New York City, USA, the film highlights Mosdell's rise from obscure expatriate bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The story is told through exclusive interviews. Tokyo itself also figures into the narrative as a major character, featuring copious clips of original footage from inside the city that inspires Mosdell's work.

Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

2009
The Discarnates
6.6

A recently divorced writer is reunited with the ghosts of his parents who died when he was a boy. However, every time he sees them he loses more life energy. Now, he must choose between starting a new life or staying forever in the past.

The Discarnates

1988
The Island Closest to Heaven
6.4

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

The Island Closest to Heaven

1984
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
7.2

Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia".

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

1985
The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral
8.0

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.

The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral

1991
April Fish
4.8

A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.

April Fish

1986
It's All Right, My Friend
6.3

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.

It's All Right, My Friend

1983
No Smoking
7.0

A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his solo activities. It also includes in-depth coverage from recent years of his first overseas performances in London, New York and Los Angeles. In London, he was joined by Yukihiro Takahashi, and when Ryuichi Sakamoto made a surprise appearance onstage, the YMO members were reunited for the first time in five years, a must-see spectacle captured on film. Written by Nikkatsu

No Smoking

2019
Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni
N/A

Anthology consisting of three films.

Shizuka na ayashii gogo ni

1997
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981
N/A

A domestic live tour in 1981 when YMO released two masterpiece albums, "BGM" and "Technodelic". A live concert filmed at the Shinjuku Koma Theater, "WINTER LIVE 1981" focuses on songs from "BGM" and "Technodelic" and symbolizing the mid-term YMO catalogue along with artistic performing art. The audio is also remastered, giving the viewer a more realistic feel.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - Winter Live 1981

1981
Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
N/A

A live performed on August 5, 2011 at NHK 101 Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. Yellow Magic Orchestra, who has almost never done a studio live, played "RYDEEN", "FIRECRACKER", "COSMIC SURFIN", and others, in front of about 1,000 spectators selected by lottery. Keigo Oyamada, Tomohiko Gondo, and Christian Fennesz participated as support members.

Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

2012
MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS
N/A

30 years of the band, 30 years of Japanese rock. The story of passion toward the band and music.

MOONRIDERS THE MOVIE: PASSION MANIACS

2006
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
9.0

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
N/A

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."

Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era

2024
YMO – Live At Budokan 1980
N/A

Yellow Magic Orchestra perform at Nippon Budokan on December 27, Tokyo 1980

YMO – Live At Budokan 1980

1993
Technodon in Tokyo Dome
N/A

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Technodon in Tokyo Dome