Active from 1977 Albums WHO TH eROCKERS, COME ON | Genre Rock | |
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Members Takanori Jinnai, Nikichi Anai, Nobuo Tani, Kyoichi Taniguchi, Toshihiko Hagiwara | ||
The Rockers (Rokkazu) were formed in 1977 in Hakata, North Kyushu, a five-piece band which recorded three albums between 1980 and 1982 ('Who', 'Come On', and 'Shakin') under Canyon Records.
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Their frontman, Takanori Jinnai, went on to have a two-decade acting career and winning Best Actor accolades at the Japanese Academy Awards on two occasions and became a film director in 2001.
They were featured in the film Rockers (2003 film) by directed by Takanori Jinnai which recorded of the spirit and energy of the early Japanese punk movement, the band splitting up soon after filming was completed.
Members
Takanori Jinnai
Ko-chan (Takashi Tsukamoto)
Jin (Shunsuke Nakamura)
Tani (Hiroshi Tamaki)
Films
Songs
ロックンロール レコードCOME ON · 1981
キャデラックWHO TH eROCKERS · 1980
カモン レッツゴーCOME ON · 1981