Performance

Kintaro

Kintaro is credited on 3 releases across 1 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1999–2001 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

3

Pressings credited

1

Albums

2

Decades active

In collections

Biography

Kintarō (金太郎; often translated as "Golden Boy") is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a yama-uba ("mountain witch") on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shuten-dōji, the terror of the region around Mount Ōe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no Yorimitsu under the new name Sakata no Kintoki (坂田 金時). He is a popular figure in Bunraku and kabuki drama, and it is a custom to put up a Kintarō doll on Boy's Day in the hope that boys will become equally brave and strong. Kintarō is supposedly based on a real person, Sakata Kintoki, who lived during the Heian period and probably came from what is now the city of Minamiashigara, Kanagawa. He served as a retainer for the samurai Minamoto no Yorimitsu and became well known for his abilities as a warrior. As with many larger-than-life individuals, his legend has grown with time.

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3 releases · 1 albums · active 1999–2001

  • Performance · 3

Studios: D-Master Studios

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