Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era
トノバン 音楽家 加藤和彦とその時代
Tonovan Musician Kazuhiko Kato and His Era at SFlix. 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."
- Genre: Documentary, Music
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- Director: Hiromi Aihara
- Cast: Kazuhiko Kato, Osamu Kitayama, Takeshi Matsuyama, Mitsuko Takanashi, Ichiro Asatsuma, Masayoshi Takanaka, Konosuke Sakazaki, Kazunaga Nitta, Hiro Tsunoda, Tatsuo Hayashi, Shigeru Izumiya, Kenichi Makimura, Hiroshi Shigemi, Obara Rei, Toshi Yajima, Chris Thomas, Imai Yutaka, Kazuo Hachiya, Junko Koshino, Susumu Ohta, Katsuyuki Yoshida,