HOTEI
- Name: HOTEI
- Native name: 布袋寅泰
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: February 1, 1962
- Age: 62
HOTEI began his career in 1981, as co-founder, guitarist and principal songwriter of legendary Japanese rock band BOØWY, who enjoyed phenomenal success as one of Japan’s most popular and revered bands.
HOTEI established himself as a solo artist in the late 80s, after the break up of BOØWY. His debut solo album “GUITARHYTHM” (1989) was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London and its huge success was followed by a string of multi-million selling albums, each one musically different to the last.
HOTEI has contributed to many films, including the Terry Gilliam classic “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” (1996); he created a new arrangement of the theme song for “Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (2011) and performed the song at the premier. HOTEI has also contributed to many successful Japanese films with notable directors, including the Junji Sakamoto films “K.T.” and “Shin Jingi Naki Tatakai”, and Hiroyuki Nakano’s influential “Samurai Fiction” and “Red Shadow”. He also wrote and performed the theme song for detective movie “Lupin The Third”, one of Japan’s biggest films of 2015; Recently HOTEI wrote new theme songs for several programmes on NHK and Fuji TV (2017). He remains in demand as a composer for film and TV. Edit Biography
Composer
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Lupin III | 7.5 |
KT | 4.0 |
Another Battle | 6.0 |
Samurai Fiction | 7.8 |
Music Editor
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Last Princess | 7.0 |
Desire | 7.2 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Room of King
Japanese Drama, 2008, 9 eps
[Himself] (Ep. 2)
(Guest Role)
|
6.9
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Akai Tsuki
Japanese Movie, 2004,
Colonel Osugi Kanji
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Red Shadow
Japanese Movie, 2001,
Kazamatsuri Rannosuke
(Guest Role)
|
6.5
|
Another Battle
Japanese Movie, 2000,
Tochino Masatatsu
(Main Role)
|
6.0
|
Samurai Fiction
Japanese Movie, 1998,
Rannosuke Kazamatsuri
(Main Role)
|
7.8
|
TV Show
Title | Rating |
---|---|
CDTV Live! Live!
Japanese TV Show, 2020, 102 eps
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
Kanjam Kanzennen Show
Japanese TV Show, 2015, 400 eps
(Ep. 60, 186, 302)
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Nichiyobi no Hatsumimi Gaku
Japanese TV Show, 2015, 0 eps
(Guest)
|
0.0
|
Buzz Rhythm
Japanese TV Show, 2015, 380 eps
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
Arashi ni Shiyagare
Japanese TV Show, 2010, 460 eps
(Ep. 45, 276)
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
A-Studio+
Japanese TV Show, 2009, 810 eps
(Ep. 119)
(Guest)
|
10.0
|
Another Sky
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 541 eps
(Guest)
|
9.0
|
Shabekuri 007
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 600 eps
(Ep. 556)
(Guest)
|
8.3
|
Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ
Japanese TV Show, 1994, 745 eps
(Guest)
|
8.5
|
MUSIC STATION
Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps
[Performer]
(Guest)
|
8.1
|
Music Fair
Japanese TV Show, 1964, 3000 eps
(Guest)
|
7.0
|
Kouhaku Uta Gassen
Japanese TV Show, 1951, 73 eps
(Ep. 72)
(Guest)
|
7.6
|
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