Hideki Togi

Hideki Togi
東儀秀樹
Hideki Togi 東儀秀樹
Born	12 October 1959 (age 65); Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Modern Gagaku
Occupations	Gagaku musician; composer;
Instruments	Hichiriki; biwa; taiko; cello; piano; synthesizer;
Years active	1996–
Labels	Toshiba-EMI (1996–2004); Universal Classics (2007– );
Website	togihideki.net

Hideki Togi (東儀秀樹, Tōgi Hideki, born 12 October 1959, in Tokyo)^[1] is a Japanese composer, gagaku musician, and actor. His current label is Universal Music (transferred from Toshiba-EMI in 2007). Tōgi joined the Imperial Music Division in 1986 but had to quit in 2000 because of the hostile reaction to his popular compositions from fellow gagaku musicians.^[2]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Publisher	Notes
2000	Gagaku: Boku no Kōkishin	Shueisha Shinsho
2000	Hideki Togi Shashin-shū	Shueisha	Photographed by Koichi Inakoshi; appeared with thick make-up of white finish as much as stage make-up
2002	Hideki Togi no Mōhitotsu no Tabi: Nanfutsu no Hikari to Kaze	Bungeishunjū	Photographed by Seiya Adachi
2003	Hideki Togi no Eien no Omocha-bako	PHP Institute
2007	Subete o Hitei shinai Ikikata	KK Longsellers
2015	Togi Ie no Kosodate	Kodansha

Co-authored

Year	Title	Publisher	Co-author	Notes
2002	Hikari Furu Oto	Kodansha	Yuko Kanno	Illustrated by Togi
2003	Amatsukaze no Oto			Sequel from Hikari Furu Oto; illustrated by Togi
2004	Hoshizukiyo no oto			Completion of the above-mentioned Kanno's work 3 copies; illustrated by Togi

Discography

CD albums

Title	Notes
Hideki Togi
Mode Of Rising Sun
Gensō Fu
Togism
from Asia
Gagaku: Ten-chi-sora–Chitose no Yū Miyabi
Togism 2
Togism 2001
I am with you
Pictures
Kaze to Hikari no Kiseki–Best Of Togism
Haruiro Saika	As part of Togi+Bao
Super Asia	As part of Togi+Bao
Out Of Border
Every little life
Chikyū yo,
Smile
Kodomo-tachi ni Yasashī Mirai o
Togi
NHK Special "Uchū–Michi e no Dai Kikō"

CD singles

Title
Aoki Umi no Michi
There must be an angel
Umi no Mukō no Sagashi mo no–Kamai-tachi no Yoru 2
Hikari Furu Oto

Representative songs

Song	Tie-up	Notes
New Asia	NHK Shin Asia Hakken theme song
Hikari Furu Oto	Picture book Hikari Furu Oto image song
Hoshizora ni tsutsuma rete	NHK Special Uchū: Michi e no Dai Kikō theme song
Aoki Umi no Michi	Tokyo Broadcasting System Tōshō Daiji 2010 Project theme song
There must be an angel	Lipton "Lipton the Tea" advert song	Eurythmics cover

Unpublished songs

Song	Tie-up	Composition	Arrangement	Performance
Ima aru koto e no Serenade	Fuji Television Goro Inagaki no Ongaku Kyōjidai original song	Hideki Togi	Michiru Ōshima	Hideki Togi & New Japan Philharmonic

Music in charge

Title	Notes
Film The Blue Light	Directed by Yukio Ninagawa; starring Kazunari Ninomiya
Stage Oedipus-ō	In charge of dancing choreographed, appeared as a dancer; won the Yomiuri Theater Award Excellence Staff Award
PlayStation for software Yamagata Digital Museum	Pictures: Hiro Yamagata
PlayStation 2 for software Kamai-tachi no Yoru 2: Kangoku Shima no Warabe Uta	Part of the new music is in charge
NHK TV drama Mofuku no Rendezvous	Starring Naohito Fujiki

Filmography

Documentaries

Date	Title	Network	Notes
1999	Inochi no Hibiki	TBS
2009	Watashi ga Kodomo dattakoro	NHK
19 Mar 2011	BS Japan 10 Shūnenkinen Bangumi: Harukanaru Unkei no Gokusai Kūkan	BS Japan	Navigator

Language programmes

Run	Title	Network
Oct 2016 –	Tabi suru Italia-go Hideki Togi no Otona no Kodawari Tabi: Rome to Bishoku no Hōko Emilia Chihō o Iku	NHK E

Dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2001	Rouge	Tomoyuki Akiba	NHK
2008	Taiga drama Atsuhime	Emperor Kōmei
2009	Mr. Brain	Hitoshi Yagi	TBS
2009	Mitsuhiko Asami: Sai Shūshō	Gentleman	TBS	Episode 8 "Yomigaeru Akai Kutsu no Densetsu... Yokohama-hen"
2011	Yoru Dora Bitter Sugar	Shinji Naito	NHK
2023	Ultraman Blazar	Hoichi Tsukushi	TV Tokyo	Episode 9 "Planet of Music"

Films

Year	Title	Role	Distributor
1998	DJ Kid Heavenz	DJ Ryosuke
2011	Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo	Emperor Ichijō	Toho

References

^ "東儀秀樹プロフィール" (in Japanese). Satoko Yajima Office. Retrieved 3 Jun 2017.
^ Lancashire, Terence (2003). "World Music or Japanese - The Gagaku of Tôgi Hideki". Popular Music. 22 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1017/S0261143003003027. JSTOR 853554. S2CID 162279513.

External links

Hideki Togi official website (in Japanese)
Hideki Togi Official (Universal Classics) (in Japanese)
Hideki Togi Official (EMI Music Japan (in Japanese)
Hideki Togi Official Blog "Smile" Powered by Ameba (in Japanese)

[1] "東儀秀樹プロフィール" (in Japanese). Satoko Yajima Office. Retrieved 3 Jun 2017.

[Lancashire-2] Lancashire, Terence (2003). "World Music or Japanese - The Gagaku of Tôgi Hideki". Popular Music. 22 (1): 21–39. doi:10.1017/S0261143003003027. JSTOR 853554. S2CID 162279513.

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