Fishmans: Otokotachi no Wakare 98.12.28 @ Akasaka Blitz

Fishmans: Otokotachi no Wakare 98.12.28 @ Akasaka Blitz

2005 · 132 min · ★ 9.5 · Music, Documentary

Fishmans' legendary final live performance under the Fishmans name before frontman Shinji Sato's passing. The show was recorded and filmed at Akasaka Blitz, a Japanese music venue based in Minato, Tokyo, on December 28, 1998, and released as an album nine months later. The album title roughly translates to "A Men's Farewell: December 28th, 1998", a reference to the tour name to bassist Yuzuru Kashiwabara's departure and to signal an "end of an era" for the band's three piece era.

Directed by Kensuke Kawamura · Written by Shinji Sato

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