Hotei Tomoyasu

Sweet Vacation promoting "STILL ALIVE" (2010)

Hotei Tomoyasu is one of the most influential guitarists/songwriters to grace the J-pop/J-Rock culture. He originally started in a band called BOØWY with Himuro Kyosuke before doing a solo act. He currently produces records for other artists and also acts in various films.

Profile

• Name: Hotei Tomoyasu (布袋寅泰)
• Birthdate: February 1, 1962
• Birthplace: Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
• Label: Toshiba-EMI
• Height: 190 cm
• Family: Wife (Imai Miki)

Discography

Sweet Vacation promoting GUITARHYTHM V (2009)

Albums

• [1988.10.05] GUITARHYTHM
• [1991.09.27] GUITARHYTHM II
• [1992.09.23] GUITARHYTHM III
• [1993.04.28] GUITARHYTHM WILD
• [1994.06.01] GUITARHYTHM IV
• [1995.02.17] GUITARHYTHM FOREVER Vol.1
• [1995.02.17] GUITARHYTHM FOREVER Vol.2
• [1996.02.28] King & Queen
• [1998.04.29] SUPERSONIC GENERATION
• [2000.11.29] fetish
• [2002.03.06] SCORPIO RISING
• [2003.09.26] DOBERMAN
• [2004.03.30] ELECTRIC SAMURAI
• [2005.06.15] MONSTER DRIVE
• [2006.12.06] SOUL SESSIONS
• [2007.10.24] AMBIVALENT
• [2009.02.18] GUITARHYTHM V
• [2009.12.23] MODERN TIMES ROCK'N'ROLL

Compilations

• [1999.06.23] GREATEST HITS 1990-1999
• [2000.01.26] B-SIDE RENDEZ-VOUS
• [2005.12.07] ALL TIME SUPER BEST

Live Albums

• [1992.04.08] GUITARHYTHM active tour '91-'92
• [1997.03.19] SPACE COWBOY SHOW
• [1997.04.25] SPACE COWBOY SHOW ENCORE
• [2000.01.26] Tonight I'm Yours
• [2001.03.22] ROCK THE FUTURE TOUR 2000-2001
• [2002.12.26] Live in Budokan (布袋寅泰 ライブ in 武道館)
• [2005.09.13] MONSTER DRIVE PARTY!!!
• [2007.06.27] MTV UNPLUGGED

Singles

• [1990.12.12] Deja-vu
• [1991.06.29] BEAT EMOTION
• [1991.12.04] YOU
• [1992.07.22] LONELY★WILD
• [1993.07.28] Saraba Seshun no Hikari (さらば青春の光)
• [1994.03.30] Surrender (サレンダー)
• [1994.12.14] Bara to Ame (薔薇と雨)
• [1995.01.25] POISON
• [1995.10.18] Thrill (スリル)
• [1996.01.24] Last Scene (ラストシーン)
• [1996.05.24] Inochi wa Moyashitsukusu tame no Mono (命は燃やしつくすためのもの)
• [1996.10.23] CIRCUS
• [1996.12.24] BATTLE ROYAL MIXES
• [1997.08.01] CHANGE YOURSELF!
• [1998.01.28] THANK YOU & GOOD BYE
• [1998.06.23] BATTLE ROYAL MIXES II
• [1999.04.16] Bambina (バンビーナ)
• [1999.05.12] NOBODY IS PERFECT
• [2000.08.30] VAMPIRE
• [2000.10.25] LOVE JUNKIE
• [2001.01.01] BORN TO BE FREE
• [2002.02.06] RUSSIAN ROULETTE
• [2002.10.17] DESTINY ROSE
• [2003.08.27] NOCTURNE No.9
• [2004.06.30] Another Battle (アナザーバトル)
• [2005.02.23] IDENTITY
• [2005.04.27] LIBERTY WINGS
• [2006.01.25] BATTLE FUNKTASTIC with Rip Slyme
• [2006.08.23] BACK STREETS OF TOKYO with Brian Setzer
• [2006.11.08] Stereocaster with Char
• [2010.08.04] STILL ALIVE
• [2011.05.18] Untitled

Vinyl

• [2004.07.23] Another Battle (アナザーバトル)

Soundtracks

• [1998] SF: Episode One
• [2000] Shomuni 2
• [2000] Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai
• [2001] Kiju Shinseiki Zoid
• [2002] Onimusha 2
• [2002] KT ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
• [2003] Kill Bill: Vol. 1

External Links

• Official Website
• IMDb Profile