Masaya Nakahara
Masaya Nakahara, also known by his stage names Violent Onsen Geisha and Hair Stylistics, is a Japanese musician, writer and actor. He was described by Allmusic as "one of those musical entities that defy categorization." He co-starred in Shinji Aoyama's 2005 film My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? With Tadanobu Asano.
Also recorded as Hair Stylistics · Violent Onsen Geisha
Masaya Nakahara
- Name
- Masaya Nakahara
- Born
- 4 June 1970
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Musician, writer, actor
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- noise music, sound collage and plunderphonics.
- Honours
- Noma Literary New Face Prize, Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award and Yukio Mishima Prize.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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Masaya Nakahara, also known by his stage names Violent Onsen Geisha and Hair Stylistics, is a Japanese musician, writer and actor. He was described by Allmusic as "one of those musical entities that defy categorization." He co-starred in Shinji Aoyama's 2005 film My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? With Tadanobu Asano.
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Key facts
• Name — Masaya Nakahara • Native Name — 中原 昌也 • Alias — Violent Onsen Geisha Hair Stylistics • Born — 4 June 1970 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Genre — Noise music • Occupation — Musician, writer, actor • Years Active — 1988–present • Label — Boid, Daisyworld • Associated Acts — Jim O'Rourke, Thurston Moore, Microstoria, Hanayo, Cornelius, Scha Dara Parr
Violent Onsen Geisha
Violent Onsen Geisha
• Excrete Music (1991) • Otis (1993) • Que Sera, Sera (1995) • Black Lovers: Early Lost Tapes 1988 (1995) • The Midnight Gambler (1996) • Nation of Rhythm Slaves (1996) • Teenage Pet Sounds (1996)
Hair Stylistics
Hair Stylistics
• 1996–1999 (2001) • Custom Cock Confused Death (2004) • AM 5:00+ (2007) • Expanded Pussies (2009) • Live! (2009) • Live: Album (2010)
Guest appearances
Guest appearances
• Jim O'Rourke – "After the Fox" from All Kinds of People: Love Burt Bacharach (2010)
Remixes
Remixes
• Cornelius – "Volunteer Ape Man (Disco)" from 96/69 (1996) • Hanayo – "Makka na Shizuku" from Sayonalala (1996) • Microstoria – "Endless Summer NAMM" from Reprovisers (1997)
Filmography
Filmography
• My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the names Violent Onsen Geisha, Hair Stylistics and 暴力温泉芸者. The authorities additionally record the headings Hair Stylistics and Violent Onsen Geisha. His recorded language was Japanese. He was the child of Shūichi Nakahara.
Identity
Identity
Masaya Nakahara is recorded with the occupation film critic. Classed in the genre plunderphonics. Classed in the genre sound collage. Classed in the genre noise music. Recorded as novelist, film critic, actor, musician and writer. Recognition and collections. Nakahara received Noma Literary New Face Prize, Bunkamura Les Deux Magots Literature Award and Yukio Mishima Prize.
Life and career
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1970
Masaya Nakahara was born on 4 June 1970.
2009
Masaya Nakahara aka Hair Stylistics - Occult (2009) Bootleg Fan Soundtrack / FLAC + MP3 (2009) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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