Miyavi & ‘The Others’

Miyavi is a Japanese rock star nicknamed “The Samurai Guitarist” for his unorthodox string-slapping style. “It’s like a katana, a Japanese sword, using the guitar like that,” he said.

He wielded a different weapon, a bamboo cudgel, as a sadistic Japanese officer in “Unbroken,” a World War II survival drama directed by Angelina Jolie that opened on Christmas of last year. Born Takamasa Ishihara in Osaka, Miyavi was in the process of moving to Los Angeles with his wife, the Japanese-American singer-turned-designer Melody Ishikawa, and two young daughters.

Although the director of the movie; Angelina Jolie wasn’t able to promote the movie due to chickpox, Miyavi still managed to promote the movie along with his co-stars Jack O’Connell (’71, Starred Up) plays Louie Zamperini, heading up an international cast that includes Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter series), Finn Wittrock (HBO’s “The Normal Heart”), Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy), Jai Courtney (Divergent), John Magaro (The Box), Luke Treadaway (Clash of the Titans), Ross Anderson (The Silent Storm). In the end the movie received a decent receptions from critics and moviegoers alike.

Much to the delight for fans of the Japanese-songwriter/singer Miyavi, has announced

Miyavi will release brand new album. The title is “The Others” and it contains 11 tracks. The release date is set for 15th April.

Right after the release Miyavi will held “MIYAVI Tour 2015 “WE ARE THE OTHERS””. This tour is for Japan only, but who knew… we may have some world tour too.

Announced details for the album are listed below:

Special limited CD+DVD set

TYCT-69079, 4,500yen ($37.97)
*DVD will include over 60min of live footage, etc.

Normal edition CD

TYCT-60061, 3,000yen ($25.32}
+Digital release on various platforms.

 

MIYAVI Tour 2015 “WE ARE THE OTHERS”

4/30(Thu)
Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO
OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00

5/2(Sat)
Fukuoka DRUM LOGOS
OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00

5/3(Sun)
Takamatsu MONSTER
OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00

5/5(Tue)
Nagoya Diamond Hall
OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00

5/7(Thu)
Osaka Namba Hatch
OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00

5/9(Sat)
Sendai Rensa
OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00

5/10(Sun)
Niigata GOLDEN PIGS RED STAGE
OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00

5/12(Tue)
Sapporo PENNY LANE 24
OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00

5/16(Sat)
Tokyo STUDIO COAST
OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00

Tickets go sale on March 28th