Made in Japan studies in popular music - Mitsui, Tōru 1940- (New York ; Abingdon, Oxon Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
The Takarazuka Revue : its star system and fans' support / Naomi Miyamoto -- "The infinite power of song" : uniting Japan at the 60th annual Kohaku song contest / Shelley Brunt -- The culture of popular music in occupied Japan / Mamoru Toya -- The birth of enka / Yusuke Wajima -- Songs in triple time are still sung in duple time / Tōru Mitsui -- From covers to originals : "rockabilly" in 1956-1963 / Terumasa Shimizu -- The development of Japanese rock : a Bourdieuan analysis / Katsuya Minamida -- A history of Japanese rock festivals and live music venues / Jun-ichi Nagai -- Toru Takemitsu's Seigenki : an anti-experimental, tonal film score / Kyoko Koizumi -- The interaction between music and visuals in animated movies : a case study of Akira / Hideko Haguchi -- The emergence of singing voice actors/actresses : the crossover point of the music industry and the animation industry / Akira Yamasaki -- J-pop goes the world : a new global fandom in the age of digital media / Yoshitaka Mori -- Maintaining artistic integrity and creative control : a conversation with Tatsuro Yamashita / Kiyoshi Matsuo and Tōru Mitsui.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-239) and index.
Keywords: Popular music -- Japan -- History and criticism