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Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄, Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 28 September 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012 [1]) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto. He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work.
Inu-Oh (Japanese: 犬王) is a 2021 Japanese animated musical film directed by Masaaki Yuasa and produced by Science SARU.Based upon the novel Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh by Hideo Furukawa, the film is set in 14th century Japan and centers on the friendship between Inu-Oh, a dancer born with unique physical characteristics, and Tomona, a blind musician.
In Japan, Heike Biwa, a form of narrative music, was invented and spread during the Kamakura period (1185–1333) by traveling musicians known as biwa hoshi, who were often blind. These musicians played the biwa , a kind of lute, and recited stories, of which the most famous was The Tale of the Heike .
It was released by Warner Bros. Japan on October 25, 2008. The film was loosely based on the manga by Hana Shinohara published Oct 23, 2008, to Aug 23, 2011. [ citation needed ] It is also a soft reboot of the Zatoichi film series, featuring a female protagonist this time named Ichi, a blind musician and samurai traveling Feudal Japan to find ...
Though blindness in Japanese society has historically been stigmatized "as the result of a Buddhist interpretation of the condition as a form of karmic punishment", other factors also led to the marginalization and discrimination of blind musicians. [33] In general, the blind were treated according to the restrictions of their societal rank. [34]
Silent Love (サイレントラブ, Sairento Rabu) is a 2024 Japanese film directed by Eiji Uchida . The film stars Ryosuke Yamada and Minami Hamabe as a mute man and blind woman who grow close despite their disparate backgrounds. The film was released in Japan on January 26, 2024.
Kita Kita had its world premiere in Japan at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2017, [7] before a general release in the Philippines on July 19, 2017. The film received generally favorable reviews and has been deemed a sleeper hit , [ 11 ] grossing ₱ 100 million on its first week and ₱240 million the following week, on a modest ...
Nobuyuki Tsujii (辻井 伸行, Tsujii Nobuyuki) (also known as Nobu Tsujii) is a Japanese pianist and composer.He was born blind due to microphthalmia.Tsujii performs extensively, with a large number of conductors and orchestras, and has received critical acclaim for his unique techniques for learning music and performing with an orchestra while being unable to see.