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Shuntarô Tanikawa(1931-2024)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few even know his name. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo, has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers, penned lyrics to anime film scores (Ghost in the Shell, Gundam, Cowboy Bebop), and run with the multimedia underground of that city's avant-garde. Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist is a 90-minute documentary film detailing those artistic relationships in the expansive career of this celebrated wordsmith. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo, Japan, the city that inspires his work, the film highlights through exclusive interviews Mosdell's rise from obscure, expatriate, bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra. These interviews are visually reinforced by archival footage and showcases of songs, installations and live performances. Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yoko Kanno, Maaya Sakamoto, and many others.
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Ink Music: In the Land of the Hundred-Tongued Lyricist (2009)
Shuntarô Tanikawa was born on 15 December 1931 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a writer and director, known for The Wanderers (1973), Hi no tori (1978) and To Love Again (1971). He was married to Yoko Sano, Tomoko Okubo and Eriko Kishida. He died on 13 November 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 15, 1931
DiedNovember 13, 2024(92)
BornDecember 15, 1931
DiedNovember 13, 2024(92)
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Known for

The Wanderers (1973)
The Wanderers
6.5
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1973
Hi no tori (1978)
Hi no tori
6.0
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1978
To Love Again (1971)
To Love Again
6.6
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1971
Danger Pays (1962)
Danger Pays
6.8
Movie
  • Soundtrack("Yabai koto nara zeni ni naru")
  • 1962

Credits

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Writer

  • The First Feeling in My Life
    Short
    • writer
    • 2017
  • The Universe Within III - The Human Genome (1999)
    The Universe Within III - The Human Genome
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Shûji Terayama & Shuntarô Tanikawa Video Letter (1983)
    Shûji Terayama & Shuntarô Tanikawa Video Letter
    7.2
    Video
    • creator
    • 1983
  • Hi no tori (1978)
    Hi no tori
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Visions of Eight (1973)
    Visions of Eight
    6.8
    • Writer (segment "The Fastest")
    • 1973
  • The Wanderers (1973)
    The Wanderers
    6.5
    • writer
    • 1973
  • To Love Again (1971)
    To Love Again
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Japan and the Japanese
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Kyoto
    7.2
    Short
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Seishun (1968)
    Seishun
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
    Tokyo Olympiad
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Love (1964)
    Love
    5.2
    Short
    • poem (as S. Tanigawa)
    • 1964
  • Human Zoo
    4.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Two Pikes (1960)
    Two Pikes
    5.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1960

Director

  • Shûji Terayama & Shuntarô Tanikawa Video Letter (1983)
    Shûji Terayama & Shuntarô Tanikawa Video Letter
    7.2
    Video
    • Director
    • 1983
  • La donna è una cosa meravigliosa (1964)
    La donna è una cosa meravigliosa
    6.0
    • Director (segment "Ai amore")
    • 1964

Actor

  • Hariyo no natsu (2006)
    Hariyo no natsu
    5.6
    • 2006

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Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist
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Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • S. Tanigawa
  • Born
    • December 15, 1931
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • November 13, 2024
    • Tokyo, Japan(old age)
  • Spouses
      Yoko Sano1990 - 1996 (divorced)
  • Children
    • Kensaku Tanikawa

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