Hisao Shinagawa
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Hisao Shinagawa is a Japanese-born songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles
, California
. He is probably best known in his adopted home country for the satirical song "More Money, More War", which became an underground hit after the video aired on "Weird Al" Yankovic
's Al TV
on MTV
in 1984.
Director Masahiro Sugano's 1997 short film HISAO documented Shinagawa's daily life. The short was nominated for a several awards, including a Student Academy Award and IFC2000.
In 2008, Pathfinder Pictures will officially release I Want to Destroy America
, Peter I. Chang
's full-length documentary about Shinagawa's life. The film was previously known as Life in G-Chord and was shown at several film festivals, including the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.
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, California
California
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. He is probably best known in his adopted home country for the satirical song "More Money, More War", which became an underground hit after the video aired on "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
's Al TV
Al TV
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on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in 1984.
Director Masahiro Sugano's 1997 short film HISAO documented Shinagawa's daily life. The short was nominated for a several awards, including a Student Academy Award and IFC2000.
In 2008, Pathfinder Pictures will officially release I Want to Destroy America
I Want to Destroy America
I Want to Destroy America is a documentary film by Peter I. Chang which traces the life of the Japanese musician Hisao Shinagawa through his early years as a folk singer in Tokyo to his current occupation as a street performer in Los Angeles....
, Peter I. Chang
Peter I. Chang
Peter I. Chang is a Taiwanese-born mixed-media artist, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has often collaborated with the author Mitch Cullin who is also his domestic partner....
's full-length documentary about Shinagawa's life. The film was previously known as Life in G-Chord and was shown at several film festivals, including the Atlanta Underground Film Festival.