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#Yuji Shibasaki

#MUSIC #MOVIE

Born in Saitama, Japan in 1983. Music director and critic, involved in promotion and production in the record industry since 2006, and A&R for many artists. He is the author of "Music Goes On: The Latest Music Life Thoughts" (Music Magazine, 2021) and editor of "What is City Pop" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2022).

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shibasakiyuji

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SPECIAL #MUSIC

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness

Yuji Shibasaki 2025.6.6｜17:01
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The Global Appeal of HOSONO HOUSE: Haruomi Hosono’s International Influence

Yuji Shibasaki 2025.2.7｜12:41
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Meets Pegio Gungi: The Genius of Natural Intelligence Over Artificial

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.9.20｜13:55
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‘Exterior Night’: A Speculative Tale of Political Kidnapping

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.8.8｜15:27
SERIES #MOVIE

Authenticity in Cinema: ‘May December’ and Real-World Sensitivity

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.7.12｜11:53
SERIES #MOVIE

Deciphering Artie Shaw’s ‘The Holdovers’

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.6.27｜12:54
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Music Deciphered: Exploring Director Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.5.30｜16:47
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Music from ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’: Documentary on Nan Goldin’s Life

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.3.28｜16:48
SPECIAL #MUSIC

Satoko Shibata and Tomoyuki Natsume’s Musical Metamorphosis

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.3.13｜18:04
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‘The Color Purple’: Labor Songs, Blues and Gospel, Music Reflecting the Era and its Discrepancy

Yuji Shibasaki 2024.2.5｜13:17
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Melodic Mentorship: Wenders’ Influence on the Music of “PERFECT DAYS”

Yuji Shibasaki 2023.12.21｜12:06
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David Fincher’s “The Killer”: The neoliberal assassin Listen to The Smiths

Yuji Shibasaki 2023.11.24｜15:42

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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone

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