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2012

Kazuya sekaiichi urenai musician

KAZUYA-the world's most unsuccessful musician

KAZUYA 世界一売れないミュージシャン

(c)What is success?What is happiness?

(c)What is success?What is happiness?

(c)What is success?What is happiness?

(c)What is success?What is happiness?

Release Date
March, 5th, 2013
Running Time
96 min
Genre
Documentary
Color
Color
Screening Format
Blu-ray,DVD
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray,DVD)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

KAZUYA executive committee

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

KAZUYA executive committee

[ Production Studio ]

KAZUYA executive committee

[ Story ]

Director Tamura Hiromi, whose principle occupation is working as a hair stylist, creates an intimate portrait of KAZUYA, the 51-year-old musician who works almost exclusively in Sapporo. The film shows KAZUYA's edgy music activities to reveal the mysterious charm of this guy who makes absolutely no effort to sell himself.
Musician KAZUYA performs live for audiences of 3 to 4 people in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and lives on a monthly income of less than 30,000 yen. KAZUYA, who has been unemployed for 20 years and devotes himself entirely to music, decides to make his first album in 10 years, but…

[ Official Site ]

http://www.kazuya2011.com

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 Nevada International Film Festival, Documentary, Golden Reel Award
2013 Sun & Sand - The Mississippi Film & Music Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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