Cassis is the 20th solo studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by Japanese singer-songwriter Yōsui Inoue

Yosui Inoue

is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, guitarist and record producer, who is an important figure in Japanese music. He is renowned for his unique tone, eccentric lyrics, and dark sunglasses which he always wears....

, released in July 2002.

The album includes "Kimerareta Rhythm" which was featured on an Academy-nominated motion picture The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai or is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and...

directed by Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....

. A song "You are the Top" was originally contributed to the same-titled musical by Koki Mitani

Koki Mitani

is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director. He was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. The name "Koki" is a combination of two Japanese characters - 幸 "Happy" and 喜 "Pleased". In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes...

. Two singles were cut from the album — "Kono Yo no Sadame" and "Final Love Song"; both songs were feartured on the TV advertisings of Kirin Beverage

Kirin Brewery Company

is a Japanese company. It is a member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu.-Overview:Kirin sells two of the most popular beers in Japan, Kirin Lager--the country's oldest beer brand--and Ichiban Shibori. In the happoshu category, Kirin Tanrei is the top seller. Kirin handles domestic distribution for...

 starring Inoue himself.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Yōsui Inoue, unless otherwise indicated

1. "" - 4:23
2. "" - 5:00
3. "Final Love Song" - 4:25
4. "" - 4:28
5. "" - 6:18
6. "" - 3:19
7. "" (Inoue/Natsumi Hirai) - 3:10
8. "" (Inoue/Hirai) - 2:28
9. "You are the Top" (Inoue/Hirai/Koki Mitani
   Koki Mitani
   is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director. He was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. The name "Koki" is a combination of two Japanese characters - 幸 "Happy" and 喜 "Pleased". In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, as a director he takes...
   
   ) - 4:28
10. "" - 4:47
11. "" - 4:13

Personnel

• Yōsui Inoue - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hand-claps
• Tsuyoshi Kon - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Haruo Kubota - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Takayuki Hijikata - electric guitar
• Tsuneo Imabori - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, computer programming
• Chiharu Mikuzuki - electric bass
  Electric Bass
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  , uplight bass, 12-string guitar
• Masafumi Minato - drums
• Hideo Yamaki - drums
• Matarou Misawa - percussion
• Tomohiro Yahiro - percussion
• Nobuo Kurata - acoustic piano
• Natsumi Hirai - acoustic piano
• Yasuharu Nakanishi - acoustic piano, electric piano
  Electric piano
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• Yoshiki Kojima - acoustic piano, keyboards, organ
• Yūta Saitō - acoustic piano, keyboards
• Masao Ōmura - keyboards
• Banana U-G - keyboards, computer programming
• Kazuya Miyazaki - computer programming
• Tetsuo Ishikawa - computer programming
• Yōichi Murata - trombone, bass trombone
• Kōji Nishimura - trumpet
  Trumpet
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• Shirou Sasaki - trumpet
• Masahiko Sugasaka - trumpet
• Takuo Yamamoto - saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Bob Zang - saxophone
• Masakuni Takeno - saxophone
• Udai Shike - cello
  Cello
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• Jun - background vocals
• Chie Nagai - background vocals

Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2002	Cassis	Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart (Top 100)	12	7	73,000

Singles

Year	Single	B-Side(s)	Chart	Position	Weeks	Sales
2001	"Kono Yo no Sadame"	"Kegani", "Kyoto Tabemono Jijou"	Japanese Oricon Weekly (top 100)	60	2	7,000
2002	"Final Love Song"	"Yagi no Milk"		43	3	8,000
	"Mori Hana Shojo Rin"	"Kimerareta Rhythm"		—	—	—