, also known as Tatuya Ishii (born September 22, 1959) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, artist, and
industrial designer
Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in advance of the manufactu ...
from
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,828,086 (1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
.
Biography
In 1985, he debuted as vocalist in the band . In 1992, their single won the Japanese record first prize. After
Kome Kome Club
is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1982 which achieved commercial success by blending soul and funk musical styles. They also use the style of '' rakugo''.
History 1982–1997: Commercial success
Kome Kome Club was founded in 1982 by vocali ...
's breakup in 1997, he began a solo career. His first solo single was released in 1997. To date, he has released 20 singles and 12 albums in his solo career. He has written and produced numerous songs for special events in Japan.
In addition to his musical career, Ishii has executed a number of different projects, including acting as the spatial coordinator for
HEP Five
HEP is a major shopping mall and entertainment center in the Umeda commercial district of Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is a shopping mall consisting of a HEP Five and HEP Navio.
HEP stands for "Hankyu Entertainment Park". The building is operate ...
, coordination producer for the "Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance Races", the producer of "The Forest Fairy's Ball" for
Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was a world expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo) ...
, and recently the producer of "Ground Angel in Hiroshima", an event commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
Hiroshima bombing
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II. The aerial bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civil ...
. He has held private art exhibitions such as "Daydream Art Gallery" in 1997, and in 1999, "Expo Ishii 1999 Show Ten". Ishii also acts as a radio personality for
FM Yokohama on his weekly radio show ''Yokohami''. As an industrial designer, he has managed many designs for items like PCs and accessories, tableware, furniture, and often produces the costumes and stages for his concerts. He is also a writer, and has written numerous books. He had a monthly magazine publication that ran for two years called .
Alongside his many artistic talents, Ishii has also produced two films, ''ACRI ~The Legend of Homo-Aquarellius'' (1996) and ''Kappa'' (1994). In addition to producing ACRI, Ishii teamed up with artists Char and
Ariga Nobuo to produce a soundtrack for the movie, under the band name ACRI.
Ishii's song "River" also was used as the second ending to the anime ''
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...
''.
Discography
Studio albums
EPS
Compilation albums
Singles
Collaboration singles
Videography
Video albums
Music videoclips
Documentaries
Directed movies
Filmography
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Kyrie
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In the Bible
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Television cameo
Tatsuya Ishii guest starred in the Canadian science fiction TV series
''Sanctuary''; he briefly appears as the head of the Tokyo Sanctuary at the beginning of the Season 2 finale "Kali", which aired on
SyFy on January 15, 2010. His character, Onryuji, head of the Tokyo Sanctuary, returned in two subsequent episodes, in Seasons 3 and 4.
References
External links
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Tatsuya Ishii's official website*
Tatsuya Ishii's Sony Music Japan website*
Kome Kome Club official website(Sony Music Corporation)
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1959 births
Living people
Japanese male singer-songwriters
Japanese male pop singers
Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists
Japanese designers