Major production facing the Southern All Stars and Masaharu Fukuyama and many of the artists, Mr. Sumio Matsuzaki to serve as president of Amuse. Born and raised in Tomigaya, he spent childhood together with previous Washington Heights eyes, had early on holding a longing in the United States. Among the media is diverse, and what you'd expect in the city's Matsuzaki Shibuya of that needs more and more growing to the "live" is.

- Please tell me for the first time of the involvement of the pine-san and Shibuya?.

Shibuya is the place where I was born. 58 years, it's there all the way to here (laughs). Was born and raised is Tomigaya. After the war, now of Yoyogi Park is to say that the Washington Heights, where there is the United States. ... Anything and everything from a movie theater to the fire department. There is barbed wire between the way we are playing, here is gravel road, the other side of the barbed wire in the grass, there was just fine basket goal. Car is also of course all imported car. On the other hand I had caught the fish in the now of NHK of the back of Washington Heights that were in the vicinity Nishimonzen river. The river was still in the image of the "Spring of the creek," of course, beautiful. Next to that or there is there or a small forest is crap, it's there is the United States.

In particular, around the Tomigaya, the House has full of Americans live, 3-4 eaves of American children had mastered quickly the Japanese. They guess because in order to play on a friend is not we have to remember the Japanese. When they open a sukiyaki party was invited to the house when you return home, do not take off your shoes at the edge of the stone steps, but it is I take off in the corridor (laughs). Indeed tatami is I'm barefoot.

- Did that time of longing for American culture sprout too?

After the war, but American culture is I was popular in Japan, the white car, put it in a white refrigerator, house shoes, ponytail is you are, there is a stereo, ... such things there is a spiral staircase in my case, it was very close from childhood. At that time, Yamate Street, have ran tanks to move to the stationing location, it had been longing. Looking well. Also in the movie, such as Presley GI blues, there are those close to the image that I have seen, Toka Toka movie music, anyway to American culture was quite early on longing. It was also or remember the Western of the song in English in about 5th grade.

- At the time, Shibuya did you watch may be the movie?

Anyway, I was watching in Shibuya just movie. At the time, Toei in Shibuya Shibuya, Shibuya Toho, if there are 3 Museum Theatre system of hundred hotels shop, it Shochiku, there was a Tokyu system in a Movie. Since the Movie was a little higher price, I but went to Shimokitazawa to be seen cheap, still, Shibuya there were many. Next to the now of Tokyu head office, I attended well to ramen was 20 yen at that time "smiling ramen". It also love letter side street was or went to eat fried noodles, I was there a lot anyway enjoy environment in Shibuya.

At the time, or there is a skating rink is in Shinjuku, or there is a movie theater, tailor's shop a lot, now are many opportunities to go to Shinjuku In the second half of junior high school students became interested in such things. When I entered the high school at the time that has been popular is "group Harajuku" was or doing roller skating I also in Omotesando. It really was a world of American Graffiti at the time. Everyone had or gathered in Harajuku of intersection in the Subaru 360 Toka Fairlady of open car.

- And it's why even now Irassharu working in Shibuya.

And much grew up in Shibuya, there is the United States in the immediate vicinity, you come to love music, doing the band, into the world of them make music, is working still in Shibuya. If you, I shall feel the music there was a total of Shibuya, Shinjuku. Amuse it was originally founded in Daikanyama at that time, was not only about Tokyu apartment, then, through the Ebisu, you have right now in the middle of Shibuya. I'm sure, and Do I wonder continue to stay in this state Shibuya (laughs). It will have all memories in Shibuya in that sense.

- Shibuya of "roots" is do you not changed?

Roots do not think I have changed. But, also true that people who come from the provinces are gone Shibuya likeness by has increased in Shibuya. City of Shibuya, it's really very nice town, and have been made is one of culture in the language of people from the outside, such as are referred to as "Shibuya system", which everyone is against there. So, it does does not spread what really Shibuya of human emitted.

Again, I think I think that too much child is too many. For example, spread the goodness of Orchard Hall is more, I think and I hope and return to Shibuya to listen to our age is good music. But to go to Orchard Hall, but it is the center city is somehow walking difficult. Do not be able to widen the road from the 109 to the Orchard Hall, or thought that it is a new road from whether the access from the people of Shoto can not be a new, or Shenzhen. But it is whether Toseru the way to the Bunkamura. Our generation, in the Shibuya because I am looking forward to watch the stage and classic at the Bunkamura.

Then, if subway line 13 and TOKYU TOYOKO LINE are connected, the city of Shibuya becomes a passing point, and it is possible that it will happen in Shibuya from now on that people will not get down. Because of the diversification, isn't it very difficult to make culture? I think the city of Shibuya is tough because there is nothing to be basic, as there are a mix of people.

- How about Comparing the Shibuya and other town?

Had been increasing again silver bra recently, or will not because fewer young child. I think that I settle down. Shibuya will feel like a place young people emit the culture, but you also feel like the little things intellectual. Shibuya the city, have too been too condensed, or rather that there is no spacious environment, I think we would somehow be savage.

- From what should I wear a hand if to improve such a point?

What space. For example, Toka go home by the cafe around it while strolling the Hyde Park from Oxford Street as London, I hope there is a kind of image. Would it what not than good to clean the Miyashita park. Tokyo is to green is large, it is I think that leads to the stylish image. I think and hope there is a place like also walk adult. In addition, also for the audience, we hope to Shibuya there is an environment, such as the London of Piccadilly Circus. Slowly can dine after the live, hour adult is properly night 10, is needed until 11 o'clock, ... Sonaruto Shibuya of appeal will clear if the city stage Toka culture of the world is coming first and foremost I'm.

Speaking of space, Amuse has partnered with last year Shinjuku Koma Theater. Coma theater is also the origin of the song, there is a jazz cafe in the neighborhood, is a place that was a time that a new song was born, but try to enter into the theater, I again noticed the splendor. Really good sound, and easy to see, because it is a wonderful theater that you can use the tray (circular stage), I think in the future, can be referred to as a new audience depending on the repertoire. Until now that those who had no chance to go to Kabukicho comes to frame the theater, I hope if may be the town of atmosphere.

- It is also important, "Jaco" is for the sake of culture.

Last year, it also was able to succeed the long-run performance of the rock musical "WE WILL ROCK YOU" in coma theater, again, because there was a piece theater. In fact, Amuse is the opportunity to partner with frame theater, now to work on more aggressive stage production and invited business. It is in this year of May was staged also stage by the unit "Earth gorgeous" of Goro and Yasufumi Terawaki Kishitani, in October, "Winter Sonata The Musical", revival of "WE WILL ROCK YOU" in November also it has been decided. We want to continue to stage a good stage without even both domestic and overseas in the future.

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- In the future, the need for live is enhanced when?

While the music distribution such as digital ones is increased, it became more and more into people is to live. It will seeking what everyone "live". Live value of the "raw" We believe that we growing more and more in the future. In recent years are increasingly large outdoor live tens of thousands of scale, but also in Amuse, two days of August 26, 27 days this year, in the Lake Hamana Garden Park, the amuse to center the Southern All Stars in the call for Keisuke Kuwata artist "Let Tomaro in the tHE dream person island Fes.2006 WOW !! red and white! Enta Friend Park Hey Hey station ...!" started luxurious guest artists to appear that make the outdoor events. This is the event is scheduled to get your visit to your also about 12 million people in two days.

- Do you look what that future, to Shibuya?

And drink is leisurely tea, to be able to watch movies, I think I want to be a town where you can see slowly the various things. On the other hand, I want you to go in creating As has been so well themselves, always culture to young people.

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Sumio Matsuzaki
1948 (1948) was born. In 1965, Watanabe production and contract as exclusive musician. 1971, Watanabe Music Publishing joined. 1988, (the merger to the rear Amuse) Publisher's House Amuse joined. Amuse Managing Director (1991), in April 2005 through a Senior Managing Director (1999), became the President.

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