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Kazuki Tomokawa
Background information
Also known as	Tenji Nozoki
Born	February 16, 1950
Origin	Japan

Born Tenji Nozoki (February 16, 1950), Kazuki Tomokawa is the stage name of a prolific Japanese acid-folk singer, poet, author, artist and racing tipster, active in the Japanese music scene since the early seventies. He is often described as a "screaming philosopher" due to his idiosyncratic singing style. His music has been used in the films of cult directors Takashi Miike and Koji Wakamatsu, and he also appears in person in Miike's Izo (2004).

• Yatto Ichi Mai Me (English title: Finaly First Album), 1975
• Nikusei (English title: Human Voice), 1976
• Senbazuru Wo Kuchini Kuwaeta Hibi, 1977
• Ore no Uchi de Nariymanai Uta - Nakahara Chuya Sakuhinshu (English title: Poems That Won't Stop Crying From With Me - Nakahara Chuya Collection), 1978
• Inu - Tomokawa Kazuki Akita Konsaato Raibu (English title: Dog - Akita Concert Live), 1979
• Sakura No Kuni No Chiru Naka O' (English title: Within the Country of Falling Cherry Blossoms), 1980
• Umi shizuka, koe wa yami (English title: Sea Is Silent, Voice/Soul Is Suffering), 1981
• Muzan No Bi (English title: Beauty Without Mercy), 1986
• Hanabana no kashitsu (English title: Fault of Flowers), 1993
• Live Manda-La Special, 1994
• Maboroshi to asobu (English title: Playing with Phantoms), 1994
• Hitori Bon-Odori (English title: Dance A Bonodori Alone), 1995
• GO-EN: Live In Nihon Seinenkan, concert with Kan Mikami 1995
• Shibuya Apia Document, 1995 (Live)
• Zeiniku No Asa (English title: Fat in The Morning Light, 1996
• Hoshi no Process (English title: The Process of Stars), 1998 (Compilation)
• Yume Wa Hibi Genki Ni Shinde Yuku (English title: Dreams Die Blithefully Day By Day, 1998
• Sora no Sakana (English title: Sky Fish), 1999
• Akai Polyan (English title: Red Polyanthus), 2000
• Elise no me (English title: The Eyes of Elise, 2001
• Kenshin no Ichigeki (English title: A Blow By Kenshin), 2002
• Box, 2003, a boxset of Tomokawa's previous albums, including 3 bonus CDs of unreleased material (a compilation of his three first albums, Works of Chuya Nakahara and Satoru).
• Pistol - Shibuya Apia Live 2003 DVD, 2004
• Itsuka toku mite ta, 2004 (Compilation with re-recorded and unreleased songs, including "Pistol", from Izo)
• Golden Best, 2004
• Satoru, 2005
• Live 2005 Osaka Banana Hall, 2005

• Kazuki Tomokawa official homepage (Japanese)
• paintings by Kazuki Tomokawa (Japanese)
• Kazuki Tomokawa MySpace
• Kazuki Tomokawa Infopage
• Kazuki Tomokawa on IMDb

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