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Masato Harada

- Kamikaze Taxi

1995

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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

Director - Shinichirō Watanabe, Cinematography - Yōichi Ōgami

"No one can draw a clear line between sane and insane. You move that line as you see fit for yourself. No one else can. You'll understand soon... that the one that's insane is this world. Do you want to come with me? The only ones left will be you and me."

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Fires on the Plain(1959)

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Random selection of some albums and singles I Played bass, piano and guitar on in Japan in 1971-1972. 

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1 & 2) Mickey Curtis and his single “Just A Little Happiness” which was a hit single and I played bass on both side.

3) The band Garo  A side: Namida wa Iranai / B side: Ashita ni Nareba

4) . The band Too Much A side “Together” / B side “She Is My Lady”

5) Mickey Curtis, Yamashita Keijiro, Hirao Maasaki “Rock N Roll Forever” Double album, I played bass on the whole project.

6) The band Gypsy Blood’s album, I played piano on a few tracks.

7) The band Garo, I played bass on the original A side “Utsukushisugite” Garo’s best selling single.

8) Mickey (Miki) Curtis and his solo album “Mimi” I played bass, keyboard and acoustic guitar parts.

9) Tokyo resident Bruce Bauer’s 1972 album “High On A Song” produced by Mickey Curtis. I played bass on the whole album.

10) Godzilla and Yellow Gypsy.  and the album ”Dai GoGo Party” My band was Godzilla (with Haruo Chikada and Jun Kanazawa) in 1971 and the Yellow Gypsy was guitarist Hiroshi Kato. I played bass and just a couple of guitar parts on this instrumental double album. Some samples are on Youtube.

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Japanese band Carol, single in 1972 produced by Mickey Curtis on Phillips records.

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Funimation to Release Cowboy Bebop the Movie in North American Theaters

Funimation to Release Cowboy Bebop the Movie in North American Theaters

Funimation Films has announced that they will be releasing Cowboy Bebop the Movie in North American theaters. For those who are unaware, Cowboy Bebop the Movie was originally released in Japanese theaters under the name, Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door on September 1, 2001. Whereas, it was originally released in North American theaters on August 11, 2002. The film was later released on…

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Mickey Curtis ミッキー・カーチス “Just A Little Happiness” 45 rpm vinyl single and ad for Maxwell House instant coffee, Japan released 1972, Vertigo records.

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Photo 1) -  I played bass on both sides of this hit single by the band Garo, out in October 1972, recorded earlier that year. The band featured close three part harmonies and were compared favorably to Crosby, Stills and Nash.

The single - A side : “Namida wa Iranai”  / B side: “Ashita ni Nareba”

Photo 2) - Playing bass on some of the band Garo’s recordings, 1971-’72 at Columbia studio Tokyo, here with Yujin Harada (drums) and Masayoshi Takanaka (guitar) with his back to camera setting up his amplifier.

Photo 3)- Legendary producer Mickey Curtis, guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, Columbia records artist) Bruce Bauer, Alan merrill bass guitar.