One, they needed a small, compact unit, without any chromatic buttons or double reeds. It can hang with the toughest players on their most serious gigs. He has directed over one hundred theatrical, video and television productions since his debut in 1991. Ambitious yakuza kenji befriends harmonica playing bartender chuji, who moonlights as a parttime drugdealer for the opposing gang.
Basic techniques improv blues harmonica jamming, and. So, if you prefer plastic or want a chromatic, you should avoid it. Breakthrough blues is an online harmonica course designed to get you playing killer blues quicker and more easily than any of my previous methods if youre a beginning or struggling intermediatelevel harmonica player, breakthrough blues will help you take yourself seriously as a blues musician and performer. Harp of burma is a 1956 blackandwhite japanese film directed by kon ichikawa. Fans of the blues know that most of the best blues songs are about broken hearts and violent revenge, two themes takashi miike seems happy to explore endlessly in his movies about tokyos criminal underground. The prolific takashi miike directed this japanese crime drama that is set at the same u. Takashi miike blues harp 1998 download torrent tpb. But, if youre looking for a good diatonic, it produces one of the best sounds among the diatonic harps that cost about the same amount. Whether youre a beginner or advanced, the blues harp is the harp for you. Starring hiroyuki ikeuchi, seiichi tanabe, saori sekino.
Ambitious yakuza kenji befriends harmonicaplaying bartender chuji, who. The chord changes are on a typical 12 bar blues format. The man who created the chicago style of amplified harmonica, he could make his harp sound like a tenor sax. The hohner blues harp is a 10hole diatonic with a wood comb. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Apr 17, 2020 hohner has been manufacturing harmonicas since 1857.
Ambitious yakuza kenji befriends harmonicaplaying bartender chuji, who moonlights as a parttime drugdealer for the opposing gang. Blues harp is a fantastically played and recorded selection of royalty free samples, with inspirational melodies and authentic blues style. Hohner 532bxc blues harp ms modular system diatonic. Not a great fan of the lee oskar tone, but it plays okay id like to hear how a lower key lee oskar sounds mines in d. Hard to compare the suzuki since its a low f any difficulty i have bending notes could be down to the key. The happiness of the katakuris was first shown in japan at the tokyo international film festival in october 2001.
A nice blues album, carey bell is known more for his harp playing than for other aspects of his music, but i found this album to be a fairly standard, electric blues album, with the blues harp a complimentary, but not primary part. Jan 11, 2009 blues harp 1998, takashi miike here is a fun little movie in blues harp, a story about the newly found friendship between three very different people in urban japan. The harmonica, also known as a french harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, american folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. With over 3,000 lesson videos, lesson plans for all skill level players, downloadable mp3s and pdfs, along with forum experts and contributors, is the place to learn. Movies like blues harp if you like blues harp you are looking for tense, rough and bleak movies about with friendship, drug dealing, nightclub, danger, prostitute, gangsters and crimes themes of crime, drama and music genre shot in japan. All blues harp movie posters,high res movie posters image for blues harp. If you like blues harp you are looking for tense, rough and bleak movies about with friendship, drug dealing, nightclub, danger, prostitute, gangsters and crimes themes of crime, drama and music genre shot in japan. If one believes one of the leading experts on asian, especially japanese cinema, blues harp by takashi miike is the film that will shed muchneeded light on the hidden sides of that genuine filmmaker takashi miike. The richtertuned harmonica, or 10hole harmonica in asia or blues harp in america, is the most widely known type of harmonica. A japanese assassin stranded in taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to. With ryo amamiya, narimi arimori, yoshiyuki daichi, hirotaro honda. Chuji, born in okinawa to a japanese prostitute and africanamerican soldier, is a barman in a dive bar and music venue in the us navy base town of yokosuka. The preeminent harp on the market designed for blues music, this harp is engineered for consistent volume and tone when used for intense blues playing.
Blues harp or cross harp denotes a playing technique that originated in the blues music culture, and refers to the diatonic harmonica itself, since this is the kind that is most commonly used to play blues. Blues harp is a 1998 japanese yakuza film directed by takashi miike. Do you think it would be fun to play blues or some of your favorite songs with minimal practice. Modern japanese production methods suzukis harmonicas are crafted to the highest quality standard and come from a suzuki tradition of continual improvement of manufacturing processes and a neverending search for new ideas, backed up by the famously high standards of japanese craftsmanship, forging a pleasing harmony between tradition and innovation. Just imagine miike directing a band playing blues, rock, rap and country, singing in japanese as well as featuring a harmonica player by the end. It is a variety of diatonic harmonica, with ten holes which offer the player 19 notes 10 holes times a draw and a blow for each hole minus one repeated note in a threeoctave range the standard diatonic harmonica is designed to allow a player to play chords and. Jo shishido, mariko ogawa, annu mari, koji nanbara.
The film blends yakuza stories with ghost stories, bizarre vignettes, and urban legends. Seeing miikes lowerbudget works as forerunners for ideas in his largerscale pieces, blues harp is another, more minor, work that would see similar themes explored later on. Blues harp by takashi miike i have to go beyond this place to go anywhere. Bluebird cafe in the round with thom schuyler, fred knobloch, tony arata and jelly roll johnson. Carey bell carey bells blues harp by sunshinehappiness7.
Cows head is a 2003 japanese horror comedy crime film directed by takashi miike and written by sakichi sato. Some are critically acclaimed, and some are garbage. Royalty free blues loops, mouth organ licks, blues harp. This is a very soulful tune, played at a moderate blues tempo. Highly bendable with a dirty, dark, hard rockin sound, this harmonica emphasizes all the best qualities of blues harmonica playing. Japanese movie poster for blues harp 1998 takashi miike. The first of these three is chujii hiroyuki ikeuchi, a half black half japanese thats right bartender in a pub that puts on music shows every night. Kenji is sleeping with reiko, the wife of the boss yukichi hanamura, and pays a man to forge a will. With hiroyuki ikeuchi, seiichi tanabe, saori sekino, mickey curtis. From saving private ryan to apocalypse now, war movies have always been a popular staple in american cinema. William clarke calls up alex schultz and bill stuve from the. There are many types of harmonica, including diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, octave, orchestral, and bass versions.
See more ideas about harp, accordion music and nostalgic music. History will show that your best bluesharp players used mostly cheaper blues harps like the standard issue one around 20 dollars. This is from the alligator record release party dvd. The burmese harp 1956 song scene english sub youtube. Trailer for the movie blues harp directed by takashi miike and released in 1998. Dvd plot synopsis from amg the prolific takashi miike directed this japanese crime drama that is set at the same u. Sign in deleted video sonny boy williamson ii take your hands out of my pockets 1958. Apr 12, 2016 best blues harmonica players little walter. A private, thought to be dead, disguises himself as a buddhist monk and stumbles upon spiritual enlightenment. Takashi miike, miike takashi, born august 24, 1960 is a japanese filmmaker. In his 2005 book outlaw masters of japanese film, author chris d.
Legends, mp3 clips, lessons, links and harmonica museum. Blues harp 1998, takashi miike here is a fun little movie in blues harp, a story about the newly found friendship between three very different people in urban japan. The happiness of the katakuris was released theatrically in japan on february 16, 2002. A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss life and thus makes his way up in the organization. An imperial japanese army regiment surrenders to british forces in burma at the close of world war ii and finds harmony through song. Thanks to youtube, young players these days have infinitely more instructional material to choose from, and some of it is very good indeed.
Ambitious yakuza kenji of the hanamura gang befriends harmonica playing bartender chuji, who also works as a parttime drugdealer for the opposing okada gang. Seven great blues harps in an eyecatching matte black finish with gold trim. Wii music japanese harmonica demonstration duration. The final stage of representation is the yakuza shingendaigeki films such as shinjuku triad society takashi miike 1995, blues harp 1998. Nail your technique with easy video lessons click here. A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with.
Blues harp japan cinema, takashi miike 1998 original print. Kon ishikawa didnt plan to make the burmese harp and fires on the. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. Oct 17, 2011 trailer for the movie blues harp directed by takashi miike and released in 1998. Apple loops, are also available to purchase separately. Youji is a struggling musician of an unknown blues band, dreaming of becoming famous someday. Blues harp is a 1998 japanese yakuza film directed by takashi miikeblues harp film 1998 takashi miike cinetrafic. The blues harp is designed for this specific blues sound, but thanks to the modular system it can easily be adjusted and changed to anything you want it to be easy, quickly, at any time. A harmonica is played by using the mouth lips and tongue to direct air. The bluesharp page a site devoted to the history and lore of blues harmonica music. Blues harp is a 1998 japanese yakuza film directed by takashi miike plot summary. Jan 03, 2011 japanese blues harp stupidotherthings. Their friendship is threatened by kenjis plans for advancement, as well as by his bodyguards growing jealousy of chuji. Japanese professional movie awards 1999 winner japanese professional movie award.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Blues harp weighs in at 382 mb and features 195 loops recorded at 24bits and between 90 140 bpm. The story follows a trio of japanese youths of chinese descent who escape their semirural. After a badly done assignment, a hitman finds himself in conflict with his organisation, and one mysterious and dangerous fellowhitman in particular.
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