Takeharu Kunimoto
Born in Chiba, Japan — Nov 01 1960• Died Dec 24 2015
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Biography
Takeharu Kunimoto (国本武春, Kunimoto Takeharu, November 1, 1960 – December 24, 2015) was a prominent Japanese shamisen player and rōkyoku singer. In addition to performing and recording traditional music, he was also the only prominent shamisen player to perform and record bluegrass music; he spent some time in the 2000s in the bluegrass program of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. He also performed and record in a rock music-influenced style. At the age of 14 Kunimoto attended a Bill Monroe concert in Tokyo and shook his hand, thu…
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Monkey Typhoon
Tongo (voice)
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
Mount Head
Narrator (voice)