Samurai / Asia no Kaze

[Machine Translation] Yojiro Satomi, a revolutionary in popular theater, captivates audiences with his overwhelming presence. The theater company "Satomi Gekidan Shinmeiza", of which he is the president, is celebrating its 100th anniversary and has released a new song to commemorate the occasion. The lyrics were written by Reiji Mizuki, who has written songs for many popular singers such as Kiyoshi Hikawa and Yoshimi Tendo, and this is their second collaboration following "Tsuremai Jinsei". SAMURAI=" was born. The double A-side "Winds of Asia" was written and composed by Kotohime. The theme of the song is love, and it is a magnificent song. <profile>Kotohime made her stage debut at the age of two and a half under the stage name of Satomi Mame Tank. In 1981, she became the youngest and 17th chairperson of the troupe at that time. In 2010, he became the general chairperson of the troupe, and was in charge of leading the new troupe. In 2009, he became the president of the Kansai Popular Theatre Friendship Association. In 2011, he opened Korakuza, a popular theater in Okayama Prefecture, which he built with his own hands. He has been active in supporting not only theater companies but also popular theater in the Kansai region through movies, TV, radio, and other media. In 2016, the company will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

その圧倒的存在感で、観るものを魅了する大衆演劇の革命児、里見要次郎。 彼が総座長を務める劇団「里見劇団進明座」が、劇団創立100周年迎え、それを記念し新曲をリリース!!作詞に、氷川きよし、天童よしみなど、多くの人気歌手の楽曲を手掛け、「つれ舞い人生」に続き、2度目のコラボレーションとなる、水木れいじを迎え、作曲には、ムード歌謡グループ・純烈のデビュー曲「涙の銀座線」を手掛けた琴姫参加し、男の生きざまを表現した力強い楽曲『侍=SAMURAI=』が誕生した。またダブルA面となる『アジアの風』は、作詞・作曲を琴姫が担当。愛をテーマにした、壮大な楽曲となった。<プロフィール>里見豆タンクの芸名で、2歳半の時に初舞台を踏む。昭和56(1981)年には当時最年少で第17代座長に就任。平成22(2010)年には総座長となり、新体制の指導にあたる。平成21(2009)年には関西大衆演劇親交会会長に就任。平成23(2011)年に、岡山県に自身の手で作り上げた大衆演劇場 後楽座をオープンさせる。劇団のみならず、関西の大衆演劇をも支えるべく、映画やTV・ラジオなど活躍の場を広げている。平成28(2016)年には、劇団創立100周年を迎える。