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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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