Kahimi Karie
Acting
Biography
Kahimi Karie is the stage name of Mari Hiki, a Japanese musician and photographer. She found success in the mid-90s with her brand of sunny, retro-chic pop, delivered in her signature whisper-like vocal. Her sound became markedly more left-field as time went on, her later albums incorporate sound collage, drone, and poetry. She has collaborated with Shibuya-kei artist Cornelius, turntablist Otomo Yoshihide, and harsh noise/punk outfit Struggle for Pride.
Known For
In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of the feudal military dictatorship known as the Bakufu system.
Gassoh
Christmas-themed omnibus TV movie: Hotdog Express; Documentarytic; 祭典の日
Gift of the Magi
The story is a variation on the Tom Hanks classic "Big," but instead of a boy finding himself in a man's body, a sick girl falls asleep one day and does not wake up again for 11 years. In the meantime, her baby sister, Natsumi (Rio Kanno), grows up to become a very studious and serious 12-year-old, studying hard at her summer juku (cram school). When her aunt, a free-spirited photographer (Karie Kahimi), goes missing in South America, her mildly scatter-brained mother (Kaho Minami) and father (Tetsuji Tanaka) go looking for her, leaving the girl, Natsumi, to look after her sleeping sibling, Ai (Rosa Kato). Yes, this is a clear case of child neglect, but Natsumi is such a no-nonsense, responsible type that it seems almost understandable. Soon after Mom and Dad leave, she notices that Ai, incredibly, is up and about, with the body of a woman, but the mind of an 8-year-old.
Ichiban kirei na mizu
A road movie shot in Morocco, KOCHAB also serves as a long-form music video. It features five tracks from Kahimi's latest album, NUNKI.
KOCHAB
A concert focusing on the NUNKI album, with additional songs from Trapéziste and Larme de Crocodile. Recorded live on February 18, 2007 at the Hitomi Memorial Hall in Tokyo. Featuring performers Otomo Yoshihide, Jim O'Rourke, and Sachiko M.