Original Soundtrack Nomitori Zamurai

[Machine Translation] The 2016 release of "The Late Wife's Business" was a big hit with its ephemeral and comedic depiction of a woman and the men she deceives who are set up to commit insurance fraud at a marriage counseling center. Director Tsuruhashi has been eagerly awaiting the film version of "The Flea Samurai" for about 40 years. Kobayashi Kannoshin, a samurai from an elite clan, has been transferred to the "flea business" because of his overly serious nature. Kobayashi is played by Hiroshi Abe, who made the whole country laugh when he played an ancient Roman in "Thermae Romae". The film co-stars Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takumi Saito, Morio Kazama, Shinobu Otake, Atsuko Maeda, Yutaka Matsushige, and Bunshi Katsura. The film is set in Edo (Tokyo) and portrays a samurai who is active on the floor of a samurai house, and is full of the "Tsuruhashi-busi" (meaning "the Tsuruhashi clause") that can be understood even in the modern age. The music is composed by Yoshi Haneoka, who also composed the music for the previous film "The Late Married Woman. The music includes Japanese drums, melancholy guitar, trumpet, accordion, and more. The film is rich in variety, including surf sounds and swing, and adds color to the story. The musicians include Eric Miyashiro, Nobuhide Handa, Masakuni Takeno, Haruki Mino, and more! This is a piece of music that can be enjoyed as lounge music!

2016年公開の『後妻業の女』は、結婚相談所を舞台に保険金詐欺を画策する女とその女に騙される男たちが、刹那的かつ喜劇的に表現され大ヒット! 鶴橋監督が約40年間、映画化を熱望したのが本作『蚤とり侍』。生真面目すぎるその性格が災いし、上司の逆鱗に触れ、"蚤とり業"に左遷されてしまったエリート藩士・小林寛之進。演じるのは、『テルマエ・ロマエ』で古代ローマ人に扮し、日本中を笑いの渦に巻き込んだ阿部寛。共演陣には、寺島しのぶ、豊川悦司、斎藤工、風間杜夫、大竹しのぶ、前田敦子、松重豊、桂文枝といた豪華キャストが集結!! 江戸を舞台に〈床〉で活躍する侍を通じ、現代にも通じる義理や人情を"鶴橋節"満載で描く。そして音楽を担当するのは、前作『後妻業の女』も手がけた羽岡佳。和太鼓を始め、哀愁漂うギターにトランペット、さらにはアコーディオン・・・。サーフサウンド、スウィングなどバラエティに富んだ内容でストーリーに彩りを添える。ミュージシャンもエリック・ミヤシロを始め、半田信英、竹野昌邦、美野春樹などが参加!! ラウンジ・ミュージックとしても楽しめる一枚!!