tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post4657363808522143804..comments2024-03-29T01:59:32.065-04:00Comments on Kayo Kyoku Plus: Michiya Mihashi -- Ako to Guitar to Uramachi to (アコとギターと裏町と)J-Canuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-59729201715904331652015-09-24T02:40:38.222-04:002015-09-24T02:40:38.222-04:00Now that you mention it, those scenes are indeed r...Now that you mention it, those scenes are indeed reminiscent of the showdowns in samurai flicks where the lone protagonist has to face off with a bunch of goons who charge at him one at a time to just get slashed to bits by his sword. Well, in the balladeer's case the bad guys would get a face full of splinters and wood chips from the guitar that would be smashed (against them) to smithereens.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-213719348647639922015-09-23T11:13:53.237-04:002015-09-23T11:13:53.237-04:00Yeah, the song initially threw me for a loop since...Yeah, the song initially threw me for a loop since I remember writing about his "Kojou" which was most definitely an enka tune.<br /><br />I figured that there would be old movies with scenes where the balladeers would be accosted by the lowlifes. It's almost something out of a chambara except the hero is wielding a guitar rather than a sword.J-Canuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551828383307840403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2501670448657416824.post-54097513134126910762015-09-23T10:19:48.620-04:002015-09-23T10:19:48.620-04:00"Ako to Guitar to Uramachi to" does soun..."Ako to Guitar to Uramachi to" does sound more like a Jazz Mood Kayo tune, but the lone electric guitar gives it a slight Hawaiian Mood Kayo sound. However, there are some instances where "Ako to Guitar" sounds a little enka. I think this is the first time I've heard Michi tackle Mood Kayo. I usually see him singing something more enka/Minyo-like. <br /><br />When you mentioned about the balladeers wandering around the bar-lined streets of Tokyo, it reminded me of a scene from one of Yujiro Ishihara's movies where he roamed around strumming his guitar and crooning (I have a feeling it's "Akai Handkerchief") while a bunch of sleazy ne'er-do-wells stalk him; Ishihara later beats them up of course - wouldn't be an Ishihara movie if there's no one being beaten up.Noelle Thamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869350840856391942noreply@blogger.com