Kankuro Kudo
Photo by Sponichi
Screenwriter and actor Kankuro Kuto (54) appeared live as a guest on NHK’s “Asaichi” (Monday to Friday, 8:15 pm) on the 25th. He talked about his interactions with his good friend, a punk rocker, whom he has known for 20 years.
In the episode, we did a preliminary interview with ATSUSHI, also known as “Acchan”, the singer of the punk rock band Neurotica, who is a drinking buddy of Miyafuji’s.
As for how they became friends, Acchan recalls that Miyafuji approached him while he was passing by in front of a house in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. Currently, the two of them are close enough to form a unit and perform live together, saying, “The two of us, Atsushi, Kudo Kankurou, are a unit, and the band is called “AKB”, and as so we debuted in Shimokitazawa, and we did it together though, even though I’m working on the script for “There’s a Limit to Being Inappropriate!” and saying that the play (play) is about to start, I feel that I really have to work.
When it comes to drinking sashimi, Acchan says, “There’s always a shot bar in Koenji where the singer of a band we both like plays a shot bar. We always go there, just the two of us.”Miyafuji asks about stories from the past, and says, “The punk and rock stories and how we came to be, the rise of the band, the 1990s, how was that band close to that band, things like that “There were fights and other things you can’t write about in a magazine, but that’s the last thing I talk about every time I wonder how many times this happened ,” he said with a smile.
Asked if he was a fan of Acchan at first, Miyafuji, who saw the video in the studio, replied, “Yes. I was surprised because it was from a band I liked and watched since I’m in high school. I can also tell by his real face.” That’s what I thought,” he remembered. “And, “Are you Acchan? “So, from there, we go to see live shows, and since I also play live shows, they come to my band’s live shows.”
She added, “I came even though I didn’t invite you,” and she said, “I said, “I’m free that day.” I sang, “Then, please come,” and the next day the next day, there was a live show in Osaka, and I said, “That day, too.” He said, “I’m free,” and he came to Osaka.
When Acchan was informed that he was an important figure in the world of rock music, he said, “He has always been an important figure, and we continue to do so.
Regarding the unit formed by the two of them, Miyafuji said, “We do it sometimes, but we do it.”When asked if musical activities and interactions with Acchan are important despite his busy schedule, he replied, “ “Yes. The houses and live bands that I liked when I was at school, I’m doing it now for no reason. stop.”On the other hand, when I go to live music venues, there aren’t many young people there now, but that makes me feel good,” he said, narrowing his eyes.
When asked to hear the story of those days, he replied with a smile, “That’s right. Who fought with each other?”“Then, he also has a sweet shop in Hachioji also going out to buy some more.I think this is really cool.”
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