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■TAIKO player HIROSHI MOTOFUJI  facebook page

 The first artist who fuse "TAIKO" and "ROCK" which nobody was able to make in Japanese drum world.

 He belonged to Taiko preservation society of the Tokyo downtown area since early childhood and playing in many festivals.
 At the age of 15, he became a member of "Oedo Sukeroku Taiko" that is a pioneer of Japanese professional drumming group.
 He learned a traditional drumming technic and became a semiprofessional member of the group while still in high school.
 He assumed of a master at age 27.

 Motofuji is also an organizer of the rock band "634 mushashi" which is the first fusion of traditional Japanese instruments such as taiko, samisen and shakuhachi with rock music.
 And he left "Oedo Sukeroku Taiko" to widen a new possibility of taiko.

 He organized and joined a lot of bands and units ; a rock taste taiko duo unit "TA-KE-RU" , incorporated multi-national hybrid rhythm in "professional Taiko players-Da.K.T.-" , "Shirase" which is known for high speed acoustic sound and others.
 He is also a member of hard rock bands "Yaiba" and "HOT ROD KIXXS'", as well as mainting a solo career.

 Well known as a session drummer in all genres of music, Motofuji is considered a rare freestyle taiko player capable of great fusion and improvisation.

 The Japanese taiko's original charm ; "Breathing" backed by technology of the traditional drumming style and expression of "interval" .

 His drumming has a force and dignity learned from "Oedo Sukeroku Taiko" that pursued a sense of beauty to the maximum.

 Hiroshi Motofuji's versatile and stylish playing is highly appreciated abroad and he is known as pioneer who opened new horizons for taiko drumming.


::RECENT MAIN WORKS::

*Music works*

 Movie Music

 Naruto Shippuden:Blood Prison(2011)
 Naruto Shippuden:The Lost Tower
 The Lightning Tree, NOBOU'S CASTLE(2010)
 Naruto Shippuden:Blood Prison(2011)
 Naruto Shippude:Inheritors of the Will of Fire(2009)
 Shaolin Girl
 GEGEGE NO KITARO 2:
 KITARO AND THE MILLENNIUM CURSE
 Naruto Shippuden:Kizuna(Bonds)(2008)
 Naruto Shippuden Movie(since 2007)
 Sengoku Jieitai 1549, Arashi No Yoru Ni(2005)
 INNOCENCE(2004)

 Game Music

 GENJI
 GA-ROU-DEN(2004)
 GENJI:Days of the Blade(2007)
 Nobunaga No Yabou Online(2009)
 and more...

 TV Drama Music

 Oooku:Hana no Ran(2005)
 NHK Historical Drama(taiga drama):Furin Kazan(2007)
 Job Guidance for the 13-year-olds and all triers(2012)
 and more...

 TV Anime Music

 Ayakashi(2006), Mononoke(2007)
 Naruto Shippuden(since 2007)
 and more...


 Living Theater

 Nemuri Kyoshiro:Burai-hikae(Leading actor:GACKT/Composition:SUGIZO)(2010)
 Dagon and Peony(Leading actor:Taichi Saotome)(2011)
 Dagon and Peony2012(Leading actor:Taichi Saotome)(2012)

 CD

 MR.BIG/LIVE FROM THE LIVING ROOM(2011)

*Main co-starring musicians*

 MR.BIG/Rock band
 coba/Accordion
 Chisato Ohe/Singer
 Kenji Kawai/Composer
 SARO/Tap dancer

 Yukihiro Isso/Nokan(Noh Flute)
 Shinichi Kinoshita/Tsugaru shamisen
 Hiromitsu Agatsuma/Tsugaru shamisen
 Oyama Yutaka/Tsugaru shamisen
 Mieko Miyazaki/Koto
 Etsuko Takezawa/Koto
 Takeharu Kunimoto/Rokyokyu singer

*Main Taiko coaching*

 Taichi Saotome(actor)
 Masahiro Matsuoka(TOKIO)
 Nobuhiko Takada(ex-fighter)
 Ebizo Ichikawa(Kabuki actor)
 Kwon Sang Woo(Korean actor)
 Noriko Sakai(ex-actor)



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