Kazuhiko Kato (加藤和彦, Katō Kazuhiko, March 21, 1947 – October 17, 2009), nic… Read Full Bio ↴Kazuhiko Kato (加藤和彦, Katō Kazuhiko, March 21, 1947 – October 17, 2009), nicknamed "Tonovan" (トノヴァン?), was a Japanese record producer, songwriter, and singer. He sometimes used the spelling of "Kazuhiko Katoh".
As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched his recording career in the mid-1960s. "Kaettekita Yopparai (I Only Live Twice)", their psychedelic debut song composed by Kato and released in 1967, sold more than 1.3 million copies in Japan, and became one of the best-selling singles of the early Japanese popular music industry. The group also starred in director Nagisa Oshima's 1968 film "Kaette kita yopparai" (alternately known as "Sinner in Paradise" or "Three Resurrected Drunkards").
After the breakup of Folk Crusaders in 1970, Kato gained success for his production works for other musicians, including Shigeru Izumiya, Mariya Takeuchi, and Takuro Yoshida. In particular, Sadistic Mika Band, the acclaimed project he started with his first wife Mika Fukui, received international success. Their 1974 album entitled Kurofune (The Black Ship) is regarded as one of the most significant Japanese rock albums of the mid-1970s. The group was disbanded and reassembled again several times, with new vocalists such as Yumi Matsutoya, Karen Kirishima, and Kaela Kimura.
As a composer, Kato created the theme song "Ai Oboetei Imasu ka" for the movie The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? released during the summer of 1984 in Japan. He later formed a songwriting team with his second wife, the late Kazumi Yasui. Most of the songs they wrote were recorded and produced by Kenji Sawada. In 1990, Kato teamed up with graphic artists, Haruhiko Shono and Kuniyoshi Kaneko, to provide the music for the award-winning Japanese computer game, Alice.
In March 2008, Kato formed the rock band Vitamin-Q with Masami Tsuchiya, Gota Yashiki, Rei Ohara and Anza.
Kato committed suicide by hanging on October 17, 2009 at a hotel in Karuizawa, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Police discovered a suicide note in his hotel room.
As a member of the Folk Crusaders, Kato launched his recording career in the mid-1960s. "Kaettekita Yopparai (I Only Live Twice)", their psychedelic debut song composed by Kato and released in 1967, sold more than 1.3 million copies in Japan, and became one of the best-selling singles of the early Japanese popular music industry. The group also starred in director Nagisa Oshima's 1968 film "Kaette kita yopparai" (alternately known as "Sinner in Paradise" or "Three Resurrected Drunkards").
After the breakup of Folk Crusaders in 1970, Kato gained success for his production works for other musicians, including Shigeru Izumiya, Mariya Takeuchi, and Takuro Yoshida. In particular, Sadistic Mika Band, the acclaimed project he started with his first wife Mika Fukui, received international success. Their 1974 album entitled Kurofune (The Black Ship) is regarded as one of the most significant Japanese rock albums of the mid-1970s. The group was disbanded and reassembled again several times, with new vocalists such as Yumi Matsutoya, Karen Kirishima, and Kaela Kimura.
As a composer, Kato created the theme song "Ai Oboetei Imasu ka" for the movie The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? released during the summer of 1984 in Japan. He later formed a songwriting team with his second wife, the late Kazumi Yasui. Most of the songs they wrote were recorded and produced by Kenji Sawada. In 1990, Kato teamed up with graphic artists, Haruhiko Shono and Kuniyoshi Kaneko, to provide the music for the award-winning Japanese computer game, Alice.
In March 2008, Kato formed the rock band Vitamin-Q with Masami Tsuchiya, Gota Yashiki, Rei Ohara and Anza.
Kato committed suicide by hanging on October 17, 2009 at a hotel in Karuizawa, Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Police discovered a suicide note in his hotel room.
ノスタルジア
加藤和彦 Lyrics
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Litone of us オレンジ色に 広がった この海の 美しい 輝きを 僕はずっと 忘れないよ 海岸沿い走らせる車 焼けた肌比べる仲間達 ジ…
Ohara Yuiko 特別な言葉よりも 広がるオレンジの空が 優しく包み込めば 同じ気持ちになれるかな 過ぎていく影 灯る 街灯 選んだ道を …
POP ART TOWN デジタルのサイン 無表情な街 乾いた音が鳴り響く午前1時 踏切のネオン 刻むビート BPM100 歩く街並み ただ進む針…
Yuiko Ōhara 特別な言葉よりも 広がるオレンジの空が 優しく包み込めば 同じ気持ちになれるかな 過ぎていく影 灯る 街灯 選んだ道を …
いきものがかり か細い声で語る 私の話を聞いて 無理に強がるわけじゃないけど あんな風にもう泣かないから 少しずつずれていく ふたりの歩…
原田知世 ハシレハシレ ハクバノムレ タカクタカク イナナケ スミシヒトミ ウルワシクテ カワスコトバ ナニモイラナイ カゼノウタ…
大原ゆい子 特別な言葉よりも 広がるオレンジの空が 優しく包み込めば 同じ気持ちになれるかな 過ぎていく影 灯る 街灯 選んだ道を …
小野大輔 あの頃 キミが残した 懐かしい日々に出逢う ゴメン 今さら気付いたよ I love you たどり着いた街はsepia…
小野大輔 (Ono Daisuke) あの頃 キミが残した 懐かしい日々に出逢う ゴメン 今さら気付いたよ I love you たどり着いた街はsepia…
明石家さんま あの日の光の中へ 二度と誰も戻れない 夢中で過ごした日々 訳もなくはしゃいでいたよ セーラー服の君がそっと 想い出の中 …
竹内まりや 気まぐれな風が吹く この丘に立ち 遠い日の出来事を 懐かしむ 鳥たちが奏でる 哀しいメロディ 帰らない面影 また呼びさま…
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Gardenia You come back to me 黒い瞳 月のかげりを 映すGardenia Hm... Gardenia, G…
あの素晴しい愛をもう一度 命かけてと 誓った日から 素敵な思い出 残して来たのに あの時 同じ花を見て 美しいと言った二人の 心と心が 今はもう通…
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