, born Kayuki Uchita Miyabi, is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese vocalist best known for his work on theme songs for tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 and anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

. A resident of Ibaraki Prefecture

Ibaraki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...

, he began his career as founding member and lead vocalist of the band "WHY" in 1981 before making his solo debut in 1984, singing the opening theme for the "Super Sentai

Super Sentai

The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...

" tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 television series Choudenshi Bioman

Choudenshi Bioman

is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai series. It was aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, with a total of 51 episodes, as well as a movie. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Bioman.-Plot:...

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In the 1980s and 1990s, he would soon go on to be well known for a wide selection of tokusatsu music; notably a great number of insert themes contributed to Super Sentai series such as the opening for Choudenshi Bioman

Choudenshi Bioman

is Toei Company's eighth installment in the Super Sentai series. It was aired on TV Asahi from February 4, 1984 to January 26, 1985, with a total of 51 episodes, as well as a movie. Its international English title as listed by Toei is simply Bioman.-Plot:...

, as well as the opening and closing themes for Ginga Nagareboshi Gin and Kamen Rider Black RX

Kamen Rider BLACK RX

is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series produced as part of the Kamen Rider Series. The ninth show in the franchise, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, and aired on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October...

and opening themes for the Metal Hero Series Tokyuu Shirei Solbrain, and Tokusou Exceedraft

Tokusou Exceedraft

is the last part of the Rescue Heroes Trilogy in Toei Company's Metal Hero Series of superhero TV series. It was aired in Japan from February 3, 1992 to January 25, 1993. The series was initially conceived as taking place in a new continuity, leading to weaker ties to Solbrain and...

. He has also contributed vocals for insert themes to the animated television series Kinnikuman

Kinnikuman

is a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...

, Galaxy Angel Z and The King of Braves GaoGaiGar

The King of Braves GaoGaiGar

is an anime television series series begun in 1997, created by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" under the direction of Yoshitomo Yonetani, and was the eighth and final in the Yūsha metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.- Plot :...

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In 2003, a battle with pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer

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 temporarily brought his career to a halt; he recovered and staged a comeback beginning with his appearance at the Japan Anime Fest in 2004. Aside from ongoing theme song recording, he is currently involved closely with a local Ibaraki band called "Logan."

He has a close friendship with fellow Metal Hero theme song vocalist Akira Kushida

Akira Kushida

, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...

.

GoGo Sentai Boukenger

GoGo Sentai Boukenger

is the 30th series in Toei's Super Sentai series, a franchise of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the first installment to be broadcast in HDTV. It premiered on February 19, 2006 at 7:30 a.m. on TV Asahi...

 (2006)

with Akira Kushida

Akira Kushida

, is a Japanese vocalist who is well known for his work in the soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions, most notably Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan, Kinnikuman, and Uchuu Keiji Gavan. His nickname from his fans is...

 & MoJo

MoJo

better known as is a Japanese folk singer and anime song singer who has performed on the soundtracks of various anime and tokusatsu series and movies. He is perhaps best known as the vocalist for the theme songs for Battle Fever J, Dai Sentai Goggle V, Kagaku Sentai Dynaman, , Albegas, and...

 for GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai

GoGo Sentai Boukenger vs. Super Sentai

is a direct-to-video tokusatsu movie. The DVD was released in February 2007. The movie celebrates the 30 year anniversary of the Super Sentai Series.-Plot:...

Kinnikuman

Kinnikuman

is a manga created by the duo of Yudetamago , which is composed of Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Jump, and received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga in 1985...

 (1983)

("Red Rain of Berlin", Brocken Jr.'s image song) ("Devil Buffalo", Buffaloman's image song) ("Hellish Mountains", The Mountain's image song) ("Mask Hunter", Big The Budo's image song) ("Dreaded Spinning Drill", Screw Kid's image song) ("Burn! Announcer Chair", Yoshigai and Nakano-san's image song)

Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (1986)

("Shooting Star Gin", opening theme) ("Song of Triumph") ("Fangs of the Heart") ("Howling Gin") ("The men were allies") (ending theme)

External links

• ★tomorrow (Takayuki Miyauchi's weblog on Yahoo! Japan)
• Bucchigiruze