ABOUT Masaya Nakahara

Born in Tokyo in 1970, he founded the noise unit "Violent Onsen Geisha" in 1990. In parallel with his musical activities, he has also worked as a film critic, and made his debut as a novelist in 1998. In 2001, he won the Yukio Mishima Award for "Bouquets of Flowers Everywhere ......" (Shinchosha); in 2006, the Noma Literary Newcomer Award for "The Nameless Orphans’ Grave" (Shinchosha); and in 2008, the Bunkamura Dumago Literary Award for "Masaya Nakahara Work Diary 2004→2007" (boid). In addition to being a musician, novelist, and film critic, he is also active in fine art as an artist presenting collages and paintings. 2017 Solo exhibition "Into the Light Guided by Lassen" (Pulp/Osaka), 2012 Solo exhibition "Masaya Nakahara Exhibition" (Sprout Curation/Tokyo) and many other exhibitions.