© 2002 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title Koji Tsuruta Best Collection 2
CD Label Absord Music Japan Inc.
CD Number ABCS-1008
Music Composed by: Masaru Sato
Number of tracks 39
Running time 45:57
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1999

REVIEW

January 4, 2002

Koji Tsuruta is probably best known for starring in the 1955 & 1956 movies "Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto", "Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple" and "Samurai 3: Duel at Ganryu Island". He also was in the 1961 movies "The Secret of the Telegian" and "I Bombed Pearl Harbor". This CD is Vol. 2 and there are four volumes out there. This is the only one containing scores by Masaru Sato. The other three volumes are by the composers Seiichi Suzuki, Toshiaki Tsushima and Shunsuke Kikuchi.

The music here is very good with some of the tunes having a samurai flavor to them but the rest are a good variety of styles. Surprisingly for Masaru Sato music, none of the tracks here have a jazz flavor to them. I really enjoyed this CD and am tempted to pick up the other three volumes.

Koji Tsuruta Best Collection 2

Track translations coming soon!