Ōsama

Ōsama
Ōsama during a gig in Tokyo October 2012.
Background information
Born	(1960-07-07) 7 July 1960 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Genres	Rock, alternative metal
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	BMG, Mercury Records, Victor Entertainment
Website	www.osama.co.jp

Ōsama (王様, Ōsama; born Ōsama Jirō (王様 治郎, Ousama Jirou)) is a Japanese musician and guitarist. He is from Nishinomiya in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Discography

Singles

• Funhouse Inc. (BMG Japan)

• Hadaka no Ōsama guruguru (裸の王様グルグル) (1995)
• Happy Xmas (1996, John Lennon) (Duet with Izumiya Shigeru)

• Victor Entertainment

• Pachinko Blue (パチンコ・ブルー) (2005)

Albums

• Funhouse Inc. (BMG Japan)

• Fukamurasaki densatsu (深紫伝説, 1995; Deep Purple)
• Namari no hikōsen densatsu (鉛の飛行船伝説, 1996; Led Zeppelin)
• Tenseki densatsu (転石伝説, 1996; The Rolling Stones)
• Ōsama no ongaeshi (王様の恩返し, 1996; Omnibus)
• Hamakko densatsu (浜っ子伝説, 1996; The Beach Boys)
• Meccha yōkina tetsudō (めっちゃ陽気な鉄道伝説, 1996; Grand Funk Railroad)
• Sōgō shite goran (想像してごらん, 1996; John Lennon)
• Ōsama no takarabako (王様の宝箱, 1997; Omnibus)
• Ōsama densatsu (王様伝説, 2003; Best of)

• Mercury

• Kaettekita Ōsama no oiroke bokujō (帰ってきた王様のお色気牧場, 1998; Omnibus)
• Gorippa!! (御立派！！, 1999; Omnibus)

• Conisis Entertainment (independent)

• Seppun densatsu (接吻伝説, 2000; Kiss)
• Niji densatsu (虹伝説, 2001; Rainbow)
• Yukaina murabito tachi (ゆかいな村人たち, 2002; Village People)
• Itoshino oira/Shiro anko densatsu (いとしのオイラ/しろあんこ伝説, 2003; Eric Clapton)
• Kurisotsu densatsu (くりそつ伝説, 2008)
• Hard Rock kōza ~Vol.1~ (ハードロック講座～Vol.1～, 2010)

• Victor Entertainment

• Kabutomushi gaiden (カブトムシ外伝, 2005; music The Beatles covered)
• Kōtetsu densatsu ~kin no kan~ (鋼鉄伝説 〜金の巻〜, 2008; orthodox heavy metal cover)

  Because of rights issues with the attached DVD, production was discontinued.

• Kaettekita kōtetsu densatsu ~kin no kan~ (帰って来た鋼鉄伝説～金の巻～, 2009)

  After the album Kōtetsu densatsu ~kin no kan~ was discontinued, the music alone was remastered and sold on this album.

Commercial songs

• Banana no Ōsama! Kanjukuō (バナナの王様！甘熟王！, 2010)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Ōsama on Discogs