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mulhee

#ART

Made in 1983 Born in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Currently resides in Nagoya. Creates illustrations, music, and animation. On the edge of nursing.
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Yoshiki Okamoto

#MUSIC

Born in Wakayama in 1982. I love dogs. I have never owned a dog.

Mizuki Kanno

#MUSIC

Editor & Writer. I have a rabbit. His name is Momotaro.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mimimizkchan/

Hana Koike

#MUSIC

Born in 2001 in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Imaging Arts.
Started working as a filmmaker while still in school. Currently based in Berlin as a photographer and filmmaker.
Instagram : @___koike___

Yasuhito Higuchi

#MOVIE

After serving on the editorial board of “Cahiers du Cinema Japon”, he established the label “boid” in 1998 to produce and sell videos, books, CDs, etc. Since 2004, he has planned and screened a series of Bakunon (explosive sound) screenings using a live sound system for music at the Baus Theater in Kichijoji, Tokyo. In 2020, he launched a new label, “Voice Of Ghost. He is the author of “Eiga wa Bakudo de Whispering” (boid) and “Eiga to Rock ‘n’ Roll ni okeru Amerika to US to Tenka wa Kattaruka” (How America and the United States Fought in Eiga and Rock 'n' Roll) (Seidosha). His latest book, “Sorekara kara kara no other world: Fantasy Film Diary 2021-2023” (boid) will be published on December 25, 2012. BAUS,” a film he produced and directed by Motosora Boki, is scheduled to open in theaters nationwide on March 21, 2025.

中島良平

#ART

Kaori Akita

#MUSIC

Active in the field of photography and video. Loves cats.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/erinkaori

Kenichi Yasuda

#MOVIE

A writer and rock essayist from Kobe City. 63 years old. His books include "Pinto ga Bokeru Oto" (Kokusho Kankokai), "Nantoka to Nantoka ga Ita Nantokazu" (Press Pop), "Kobe, Kaite Donarunoka?" (Pia, Chikuma Bunko), "Live Manpitsu" (Seikosha), and co-authored with Takahiro Tsujii, "Rock'n'Roll Stove League" (Ongaku Shuppansha) and "
Sho wo Sutedei Machi he Ready, go" (Seikosha).

imdkm

#MUSIC

Writer. He has been familiar with dance music since he was a teenager and writes extensively about popular music, making use of his own experience as a beat-maker. He is the author of “Rhythm in J-Pop History” (blueprint, 2019).

Jin Fujisawa

#OTHER

Ryouko Furusawa

#MOVIE

ドラマや映画コラム、インタビュー、イベントレポートなどを執筆するライター。ドラマ・映画・アニメ・漫画とともに育つ。『RealSound映画部』『TRILL』『FILMAGA』などに、ドラマ映画アニメに関する記事を寄稿。
X:@k_ar0202

JUNK TATSUMI

#MOVIE #MUSIC

Born in Heisei era. Writes mostly about American pop culture, including music, movies, and celebrities.
note: https://note.com/ttmjunk

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