Toshio Nakanishi
January 13, 1956 February 25, 2017, also known by the pseudonyms Tycoon To$h or Typhoom Tosh, was a Japanese musician and graphic designer who was best known as the founding member of new wave band Plastics in 1976. He was initially a part of the technopop fever in Japan and later acted as a pioneer of the Japanese hip hop scene with his band Major Force.
Toshio Nakanishi
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- Name
- Toshio Nakanishi 中西 俊夫
- Born
- 13 January 1956
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 25 February 2017
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- illustrator · record producer · musician · graphic designer
- Fields
- new wave
- Languages
- Japanese
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January 13, 1956 February 25, 2017, also known by the pseudonyms Tycoon To$h or Typhoom Tosh, was a Japanese musician and graphic designer who was best known as the founding member of new wave band Plastics in 1976. He was initially a part of the technopop fever in Japan and later acted as a pioneer of the Japanese hip hop scene with his band Major Force.
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Toshio Nakanishi (1956–2017) was a Japanese graphic designer, illustrator and musician, among other activities. The graphic designer was born and died in Tokyo. Toshio Nakanishi was a member of MELON and Plastics.
Genres include new wave. Languages used include Japanese.
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• Name — Toshio Nakanishi 中西 俊夫 • Landscape — yes • Native Name — 中西俊夫 • Alias — Tycoon To$h, Typhoom Tosh • Born — 13 January 1956 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Died — 25 February 2017 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Genre — New wave, technopop, hip hop • Instrument — Vocals, guitar • Years Active — 1976–2017 • Associated Acts — K.U.D.O, Major Force, Melon, Plastics, Chica Sato, Water Melon, Water Melon Group, Afterlife, Terminater Troops, Unkle • Website — www4.airnet.ne.jp/mor/tosh/
Personal life
Personal life
He was formerly married to Japanese stylist and bandmate Chica Sato of Plastics and Melon. In September 2016, Nakanishi was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He died on February 25, 2017.
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Toshio Nakanishi is recorded as illustrator, record producer, musician and graphic designer.
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Life and career
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1956
Toshio Nakanishi born at Tokyo.
2017
Toshio Nakanishi died at Tokyo.
Discography
• Solo albums • GORGEOUS GIRLS (1990) • ユーリ ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK (1996) • Albums with K.U.D.O • THE 1st KISS (as Sexy T.K.O.)(1991) • SANDII:COME AGAIN (1991) • SANDII:JOGET TO THE BEAT (1991) • EP (as Love T.K.O.) (1993) • HEAD TURNER (as Love T.K.O.) (1994) • Monday Michiru: Maden Japan (as Love T.K.O.) (1994) • Other albums • The Clap Heads, Snakeman Show (1980) • (Natural Calamity), DOWN IN THE VALLEY (1991) • (Natural Calamity), LET IT COME DOWN (1992) • (Natural Calamity), NEAR MOUNTAIN (1992) • Group of Gods, GROUP OF GOD (1992) • (Tamap Iijima), DASK 'TIL DAWN (1992) • (高木完), Grass Roots (1992) • (Natural Calamity), SUN DANCE (1994)
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- 1.Egaitsu, Hiroshi. Interview: Toshio Nakanishi on Hip Hop, New Wave, and Punk. Red Bull Music Academy. October 13, 2014.
- 2.Plastics Artist and Major Force Co-Creator Toshio Nakanishi Dies at 61. Billboard. 27 February 2017.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Christgau, Robert. Planet Rock: The World's Most Local Pop Goes International. The Village Voice. May 2, 2002.
- Schwartz, Mark. The Vibe History of Hip-Hop. Three Rivers Press. 361–372. 1999.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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