Ongaku Cafe (2010-2019): Yamashita Tatsuro – OPUS ~ALL TIME BEST 1975-2012~ (September 2012)

You get 55 tracks in this magnificent best album.  This may be the final Yamashita Tatsuro produced best album on CD and he no doubt wanted it to be special.  And it’s a special best album featuring hit songs and also unreleased songs from 1975-2012 Read More …

Ongaku Cafe (The ’80s): Yamashita Tatsuro – Melodies (June 1983)

“Melodies” is a classic album from Yamashita Tatsuro that still is on my playlist to this day! ARTIST: Yamashita Tatsuro (山下達郎) TITLE: Melodies LABEL: Alpha Moon Inc./Moon Records CATALOG #: 32XM-27 DURATION: 41 Minutes RELEASE DATE: June 8, 1983 1. 悲しみのJODY (She Was Crying) 2. Read More …

Yamashita Tatsuro to write the opening theme and main theme song for Hosoda Mamoru’s animated film “Mirai no Mirai”

It was announced that Yamashita Tatsuro will be responsible for the opening theme and the theme song for the animated film “Mirai no Mirai” (Mirai of the Future) to be released on July 20th. The animated film is directed by Hosoda Mamoru (“The Boy and Read More …

BRUTUS No. 863 to feature Yamashita Tatsuro’s radio program “Tatsuro Yamashita’s Sunday Songbook”

Yamashita Tatsuro’s “Sunday Songbook” radio program is celebrating its 25th year of broadcasting and in honor, BRUTUS’ no. 863 issue will be released on February 1st. The Tokyo FM radio program is broadcasted to 38 stations all over Japan and features Yamashita discussing and playing Read More …