Morita Doji
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Morita Doji | |
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Born | January 15, 1952 |
Origin | Japan |
Genre(s) | Psych folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
Years active | 1975–1983 |
Label(s) | Polydor, Atlantic |
Morita Doji (森田童子, born January 15, 1952) is a Japanese psych folk singer-songwriter.
[edit] Background
She was 20 years old when a friend's death inspired her first album. She ended her career as musician in 1983, after giving a final concert in Tokyo.
In the 1993 TV drama Kou Kou Kyoushi (a.k.a. High School Teacher) as well as in the 2003 TV drama Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003 (a.k.a. High School Teacher 2003), the song Bokutachi no Shippai from the second album A Boy was used as theme song. As a result, the greatest hits album Bokutachi No Shippai was released.
[edit] Discography
- Good Bye グットバイ (1975)
- Mother Sky (1976)
- A Boy (1977)
- Live in the Cathedral of St. Mary's (1978)
- The Last Waltz (1980)
- Nocturne (1982)
- Wolf Boy (1983)
- Bokutachi No Shippai - Best (2003)