Tag ‘Masayuki Sakamoto’
Kodo Members Record Music for New BoBA Short Film
Kodo Members Record Music for New BoBA Short Film
“DRUMMANz (The Unexpected Happening of Stick)”
The trailer has just been released for a new short film directed by BoBA (Yohji Tanaka) called “DRUMMANz (The Unexpected Happening of Stick),” starring Flower Companyz drummer Mr. Konishi. It also features drummers Tatsuya Nakamura and Steve Eto.
▶︎Watch on YouTube https://youtu.be/AO-OBMNGrWg
This short film is one of four made to shine a light on the local area surrounding Cinema Skhole in Nagoya.
The director approached Kodo and asked us to provide some music for the soundtrack, which we recorded at our rehearsal hall on Sado Island. Yuichiro Funabashi composed the music and performed it for the recording with Mitsuru Ishizuka and Masayuki Sakamoto.
Recording at Kodo Village for the soundtrack
Short Film “DRUMMANz (The Unexpected Happening of Stick)”
Director /Script Writer /Editor: BoBA (Yohji Tanaka)
Featuring: Mr. Konishi, Tatsuya Nakamura, Steve Eto, Flower Companyz, Tadahisa Fujimura, & others
Cinematographer: Rokuro Terada
Sound Engineer: Kenji Sakaue
Lighting Designer: Ken Horiguchi
Art Director: Koji Nagasawa
Music by: Flower Companyz, Kodo (Yuiichiro Funabashi, Mitsuru Ishizuka, Masayuki Sakamoto), Shleeps
Kodo Online Store: Masayuki Sakamoto in New Release DVD & Blu-ray “Eternity”
Behind the Scenes, Episode 2
The fourth piece on the “Eternity” programme is called Seiten. It is a solo piece composed by Masayuki Sakamoto, which he performs using one okedo-daiko (barrel drum).
Sakamoto worked alongside Mr. Yasuo Asano, the company president of taiko maker Asano Taiko, to create the particular okedo-daiko that he plays for this piece. It was developed through trial and error and has a special feature: the ability to tune each head separately. Kodo is really particular about sound and the Asano Taiko craftsmen have tremendous skills, so the combination of their fine attention to detail produced this special drum.
Recorded: Live at Bunkyo Civic Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on December 21–22, 2014.
Price: Blu-ray: 6,000 yen (tax inc.) / DVD: 5,000 yen (tax inc.)
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DVD http://kodo.shop.multilingualcart.com/goods_en_jpy_79.html
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“Kodo One Earth Tour 2015: Eternity” Japan Tour (Sep.–Oct.)
http://www.kodo.or.jp/oet/index_en.html#schedule19a
Our Appearance on Radio Nippon “Mine Ryuta no Minesta”
Radio Nippon “Mine Ryuta no Minesta”
Today Yuichiro Funabashi and Masayuki Sakamoto made a live appearance on Radio Nippon’s weekday morning program “Mine Ryuta no Minesta” during the “Talk with Mr. Mine” corner. Thank you very much to everyone who tuned in! We hope you’ll come to hear them perform live at a theater sometime soon, too!
With radio personalities Ryuta Mine (far right) and Ai Handa (far left)
Live performance of SHAKE
Ms. Handa used a ruler to measure Yuichiro’s muscles…?!
▼For more about today’s appearance, have a look at the radio program’s blog (in Japanese).
“Mine Ryuta no Minesta” Program Blog
http://giants.jorf.co.jp/minesta/2015/05/post-a7bf.html
Photos courtesy of Radio Nippon
June 2015 “DADAN” in Asakusa, Tokyo
http://www.kodo.or.jp/news/20150610dadan_en.html
June–July, Sep.–Oct. 2015 “Kodo One Earth Tour: Eternity” Japan Tour
http://www.kodo.or.jp/news/20150606oet_en.html
[Live Radio Appearance] May 27 (Wed) on Radio Nippon “Mine Ryuta no Minesta”
[Live Radio Appearance] May 27 (Wed) on Radio Nippon “Mine Ryuta no Minesta”
On May 27 (Wed), Kodo’s Yuichiro Funabashi and Masayuki Sakamoto will make a live appearance on Radio Nippon’s weekday morning program “Mine Ryuta no Minesta” during the “Talk with Mr. Mine” corner, from around 10:00 am for approx. 20 mins.
You can listen to “Mine Ryuta no Minesta” for free in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma.
For details on how to tune in, please see here: http://www.jorf.co.jp/LISTEN/ (Japanese information only)
Masayuki Sakamoto to Appear on TV Program “Toshi Wasure Nippon no Uta” this New Year’s Eve!
New Year’s Eve TV Appearance
Masayuki Sakamoto will appear on TV program “Toshi Wasure Nippon no Uta” this New Year’s Eve.
If you’re in Japan, we hope you’ll tune in!
Dec. 31 (Wed), 2014 17:00–21:30
“Toshi Wasure Nippon no Uta” on TV Tokyo
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/toshiwasure14/index.html
Popular New “Eternity” Tour Merchandise!
Brand new t-shirts and tenugui towels featuring “Kodo One Earth Tour 2014: Eternity”-inspired motifs are on sale now at our performance venues in Japan.
Left: Masayuki Sakamoto & Mariko Omi model the new “Eternity” t-shirts.
Right: Shogo Komatsuzaki shows the new “Eternity” tenugui towel. Traditional Japanese tenugui are thin cotton towels which are great as a sports towel, bandana, or even wall hanging.
*Also available from the Kodo Online Store
[T-shirt] Kodo Tour T-shirt “Eternity”
http://www.kodo.or.jp/store/38.html
[Tenugui Towel] “Eternity”
http://www.kodo.or.jp/store/24_1455.html
For orders in English, please contact the Store by email.
Kodo Online Store (Japanese) http://www.kodo.or.jp/store/
Kodo Online Store (English) http://kodo.shop.multilingualcart.com/
Email: store.eng@kodo.or.jp
“Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity) on YouTube
Watch TV Special “Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity) on YouTube!
The special programme shown on Nov. 22 on tvk in Japan, “Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity), is now available for viewing on YouTube. Even if you don’t understand the Japanese dialogue, we’re sure the taiko speaks your language and hope you’ll enjoy seeing scenes from the performance, rehearsals, and beautiful Sado Island.
[About the Programme]
This TV programme was filmed this autumn and features one of the key cast members, Masayuki Sakamoto, giving a tour around Kodo Village, shows the Kodo members off-stage & up-close, as well as taking at behind-the-scenes look at the regimented training they undergo to become performers on the Kodo stage.
The programme also introduces “Eternity, our brand new production that will tour around Japan from late November through December, alongside various other works directed by and in collaboration with Tamasaburo Bando in recent years.
Nov. 20 (Thu) Amusement Sado, Sado Is., Niigata
Nov. 30 (Sun) City Hall Plaza “Aore Nagaoka,” Nagaoka, Niigata
–”Heartbeat Project” Special Version–
Dec. 2 (Tue) Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
Dec. 4 (Thu) Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Concert Hall, Nagoya, Aichi
Dec. 6 (Sat) & 7 (Sun) NHK Osaka Hall, Osaka City
Dec. 10 (Wed) Okayama Civic Hall, Okayama City
Dec. 12 (Fri) Ueno Gakuen Hall, Hiroshima City
Dec. 15 (Mon) & 16 (Tue) Hakataza Theater, Fukuoka City
Dec. 19 (Fri)–23 (Tue/Public Hol.) Bunkyo Civic Hall, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo
Dec. 25 (Thu) Niigata Prefectural Civic Center, Niigata City
TV Appearance: Nippon TV “Kokoro Yusabure! Sempai ROCK YOU”
Nov. 22 (Sat) TV Appearance
Nippon TV “Kokoro Yusabure! Sempai ROCK YOU”
Kodo will appear during a wadaiko special on Nippon TV’s “Kokoro Yusabure! Sempai ROCK YOU” this Saturday from 23:00. If you’re in Japan, we hope you’ll tune in!
http://www.ntv.co.jp/rockyou/kokoro/2014/11/post-125.html
Nippon TV “Kokoro Yusabure! Sempai ROCK YOU”
Broadcast Date & Time: Nov. 22 (Sat) 23:00–23:30
Featured Kodo Members: Yosuke Oda, Masayuki Sakamoto, Eri Uchida, Maya Minowa, Kosuke Urushikubo, Jun Jidai
Program Website: http://www.ntv.co.jp/rockyou/kokoro/2014/11/post-125.html
*Date and time are subject to change without notice.
TV Appearance: tvk “Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity)
tvk Programme “Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity)
On Nov. 22, a special progamme featuring Kodo will be aired on Television Kanagawa (tvk) in Japan.
*Photos are not from TV footage
This TV programme was filmed this autumn and features one of the key cast members, Masayuki Sakamoto, giving a tour around Kodo Village, shows the Kodo members off-stage & up-close, as well as taking at behind-the-scenes look at the regimented training they undergo to become performers on the Kodo stage.
The programme will also introduce “Eternity, our brand new production that will tour around Japan from late November through December, alongside various other works directed by and in collaboration with Tamasaburo Bando in recent years.
If you’re in Japan, we hope you’ll tune in!
Television Kanagawa (tvk) “Kodo Eien no Hibiki” (Kodo, Echoes of Eternity)
Broadcast Date & Time: Nov. 22 (Sat) from 18:30
*Date and time are subject to change without notice.
Kodo Photo Gallery [UPDATE]
We have added pages to our Photo Gallery for performers Masayuki Sakamoto, Kenta Nakagome, and Tsuyoshi Maeda. Please click on the photos below to visit each Gallery page.
Masayuki Sakamoto
Kenta Nakagome
Tsuyoshi Maeda
