I was able to catch ken san this time in shibuya, tokyo. Orange by koji morimoto illustrations art book anime books art and illustration, illustrations. Born in wakayama, japan, koji morimoto graduated from the osaka school of design in 1979 and a couple years later joined the studio annapuru as an animator for the tv series tomorrows joe. First ticketed jpop summit attracts 32,000 people nerdspan.
This is the masterpiece that introduced kojo morimoto to the rest of the world. Over the past weekend, the jpop summit 2015 successfully transitioned from a free to a ticketed event and attracted over 32,000 people to the festival. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Koji morimoto is renowned as one of japans top anime directors and is also a founder of acclaimed studio 4. Feb 23, 2015 amazing cyberpunk concept album by ken ishii, animated by koji morimoto. Illustration koji morimoto 2 mastered by am writtenby, performer, producer written, performed and produced by ken ishii.
Some of his works include being an animator in the akira film. His music video for extra directed by koji morimoto won best dance music video of the year for mtv europe in 1997. Ken ishii extra 1996 the bluetones 4day weekend 1998 glay survival. Koji morimoto has been key animator and director for numerous animated films. Dave angel shoves ishii back to pure clubland with overlap, and angelizing a track is never a wrong turn. Koji morimoto has been key animator and director for numerous animated films and music videos. Tadanobu asano, koji morimoto and ken ishii announced for jpop.
Orange by koji morimoto rabbleboy kenneth lamug author. Ken ishii extra nu jazz, acid jazz, the minds eye, post rock. Tadanobu asano headlines jpop summit opening night. While a superb track unto itself, extra offered not only three of the coolest remixes of 1995 by luke slater, dave angel, and luke vibert in wagon christ mode but also one of the most insanely brilliant video clips ever. Femm, ken ishii, and yanakiku to perform concerts at jpop. Tadanobu asano, koji morimoto and ken ishii announced for jpop summit the 2015 jpop summit in collaboration with the japan film festival of. He is also appointed as an adjunct professor at the laboratory of vaccine science at the immunology frontier research center ifrec of osaka university, as well as a project leader for mock up vaccine project, national institutes for biomedical. I first met ken ishii in 2015 in san francisco, california. Illustration koji morimoto 2 writtenby, performer, producer ken ishii. Extra, the music clip from the pioneer of japanese techno, ken ishii, was released in 1996.
The amazing animated music video for extra by ken ishii. He composed the music for the opening ceremonies to the 1998 winter. Directed by koji morimoto the animation director of akira. This short animation which is stored on cdrom and immediately shakes the viewer with question as to what the word of the. Also in attendance will be anime director kenji morimoto of studio 4. Koji morimoto will additionally appear for an autograph session at on saturday, august 8, 2015 at 1. Ken ishii is a legendary techno dj and producer who has performed live internationally and enjoys a worldwide fan base in the electronic music scene.
Ken ishii is set to headline a second evening concert performance of jpop live night on sunday, aug. Amazing cyberpunk concept album by ken ishii, animated by koji morimoto. He has released work under his own name as well asunder the pseudonyms. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Ken ishii is a successful techno dj and producer from tokyo. Ken ishii was born in sapporo in 1970, soon he moved to tokyo, a huge city in which, without any doubt, he inspired for later good works. The evening also includes techno dj ken ishii and animation by prolific anime filmmaker koji morimoto. Ken ishii ken ishii is a legendary techno dj and producer who has composed music for many different media outlets. Strongly influenced by detroit techno, ken ishii had his first release on richie hawtins label plus 8. He has released work under his own name as well as under the pseudonyms. It skillfully represents the koji morimoto style of the asian back alley world and received overwhelming praise both domestically and internationally. Illustration koji morimoto 2 writtenby, performer, producer.
Robot carnival frankensread more orange by koji morimoto. Clip realise par koji morimoto en 1995 pour lartiste ken ishii. Tadanobu asano, koji morimoto and ken ishii announced for. Ken ishii is a japanese dj and record producer from sapporo. Funimation licenses gonzo, koji morimotos 18if tv anime. Orange by koji morimoto illustrations art book highly recommended out of print title. Koji morimoto film directordj 20 years have quickly passed since the legendary music video extra, a collaboration with ken ishii forerunner of japanese techno, shook the world. It wasnt until the earlymid 2000s when i chanced upon this mv, when i first youtubed for ken ishii s tracks after purchasing a cd album while i was in vietnam for a. Ken ishii is currently professor for division of vaccine science, the institute of medical science, the university of tokyo as of jan.
Widely regarded as one of japans leading and pioneering techno artists, ken ishii has held a close relationship with detroit techno and its key leading artists for decades. The mixed japanese traditions and the ultradeveloped industrial impact all over his country have influenced ken since he was very young and have made up his peculiar style gradually. Dj ken ishii and animation by prolific anime filmmaker koji morimoto. One of the most individual voices active in animation today, mr. The rest of the japan film festivals approximately 20 films are to be screened at the new people cinema as a component of jpop summit, including all of morimoto s shorts. Join facebook to connect with ken ishii and others you may know. Amazing cyberpunk concept album by ken ishii, animated by koji. Extra is a random cross talk about computer, music, images, and internet by two authors working on their first collaboration in techno music and animation. In the following year, the video for the single extra from this album directed by koji morimoto, the animator of the wor read more ken ishii is a successful techno dj. Jpop summit and japan film festival aug 7 16 agents.
In 1997, the video for the single extra directed by koji morimoto. An interview with ken ishii part 1 the beat that keeps driving. Ken ishii achter draaitafels van antwerpse ampere in dutch. Fantasy comics sci fi fantasy concept album anime japan pulp fiction cyberpunk graphic art comic books. Rising from the club scene in the 90s, ishii s work first became internationally recognized when his single, extra, won a music video award at the mtv music awards in 1996.
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