Cameron from Ginger Root sat down with Leon and Tadashi to recreate the “kotatsu-kaigi” 44 years on, speak about how he discovered Yellow Magic Orchestra and what he would like to say to them (in Japanese) if they were watching.

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Guest: Cameron Lew (Ginger Root)
Hosts: Tadashi Beddie (ALFA), Leon Hinata
Filmed at: Germano Studios | The Hit Factory, New York City

Director: Leon Hinata
Cinematographer: Leon Hinata
Cam Operator: Maxwell Owen Brown
Cam Operator: Josh Dixon
Production Sound Mixer: Jesse Feldberg
Editor: Tadashi Beddie
Finishing Editor: Josh Dixon
English Subtitles: Mimiko Goldstein
Japanese Subtitles: Kiko Guava

Produced by: Eri Komazaki (ALFA), Tadashi Beddie (ALFA)
Creative Producers: Leon Hinata and Josh Dixon
Location: Germano Studios | The Hit Factory, New York City
MFA Crew: Katsuhisa Miyamoto, Asami Abe, Tomomi Matsumura

Special Thanks:
STG and SCM
Daniel Asep

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