Gontiti

{{Nihongo|Gontiti|ゴンチチ|Gon'chichi|sometimes rendered gontiti or GONTITI}} is a Japanese acoustic guitar duo formed in 1978 by {{Nihongo|Masahiko "Gonzalez" Mikami|ゴンザレス三上|Gonzaresu Mikami|born 30 December 1953 in Osaka, Japan}} and {{Nihongo|Masahide "Titi" Matsumura|チチ松村|Chichi Matsumura|born 6 September 1954, also in Osaka}}.[http://www.gontiti.jp/index.html GONTITI official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324094054/http://www.gontiti.jp/index.html |date=2007-03-24 }} (English version). Accessed 6 March 2007. Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music.Strauss, Neil. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5DD133EF930A15754C0A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fS%2fStrauss%2c%20Neil In Performance; POP: New Music Seminar.] New York Times, July 23, 1994. Accessed via [https://www.nytimes.com nytimes.com] on 6 March 2007.

Recordings

As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations.[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p28378|pure_url=yes}} Gontiti discography] at Allmusic.com. Accessed 6 March 2007. Most of their recordings have been for Epic/Sony Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Kore-eda film Dare mo shiranai, released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows.[http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:402094~T2 Gontiti] at AllMovie Guide. Accessed 6 March 2007.

= Discography =

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Album title (Album title in Japanese) ! Year Released ! Label ! Note
Another Mood (Another Mood) \| 1983 \| Casablanca \| Debut album Released as "Gonzalez Mikami & Titi Matsumura"
Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni (脇役であるとも知らずに) \| 1984 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Second album
Physics (PHYSICS) \| 1985 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Third album
Sunday Market (SUNDAY MARKET) \| 1986 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Released in US from Portrait Records
JAPANESE IN WINTER (冬の日本人) \| 1986 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Legacy of Madam Q (マダムQの遺産) \| 1987 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Yellow Tornade \| 1988 \| Nektar \| Compilation album from a label of West Germany
Twinkle Garden (Twinkle Garden) \| 1988 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Mini album in 3-inch CD
In the Garden (In the Garden) \| 1988 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Spirit of Gontiti (Spirit of Gontiti) \| 1989 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Best of album released with its counterpart Body of Gontiti
Body of Gontiti (Body of Gontiti) \| 1989 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Best of album released with its counterpart Spirit of Gontiti
Devonian Boys (Devonian Boys) \| 1990 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Another Mood + Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni (Another Mood + 脇役であるとも知らずに) \| 1990 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Re-release of first & second album
Fingering Christmas (Fingering Christmas) \| 1990 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
KIT (KIT) \| 1991 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Munou no hito (無能の人) \| 1991 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Soundtrack album of a Naoto Takenaka film
Gravity Loves Time (Gravity Loves Times) \| 1992 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Never on Sundays: Original Soundtrack (「日曜はダメよ」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) \| 1993 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Soundtrack album of a television drama series
Bonobono: Original Soundtrack (ぼのぼの Original soundtrack) \| 1993 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Soundtrack album of an animated film Bonobono
VACANCES (VACANCES) \| 1994 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Best of album
Black Ant's Life (Black Ant's Life) \| 1995 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
LIVE (LIVE) \| 1996 \| Epic/Sony Records \| First live album
TELEVISION SOUND TRACK: SONGS OF RHEIN (NHK「世界悠々父なる大河、ライン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) \| 1997 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Maxi single from soundtrack of a television program
EASY BUSY (EASY BUSY) \| 1997 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Teresa Bright is a guest vocalist
DUO (DUO) \| 1997 \| Epic/Sony Records \| First album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
Strings with Gontiti (Strings with Gontiti) \| 1998 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Red Box (Red Box) \| 1999 \| Epic/Sony Records \|
Best of Gontiti Works (Best of Gontiti Works) \| 2000 \| Epic/Sony Records \| Best of album
GUITARS (GUITARS) \| 2001 \| Pony Canyon \| Second album made by only two guitars of Gontiti SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Nangoku-ongaku: Resort Music Series (南国音楽 Resort Music Series) \| 2001 \| Epic Records Japan \| Best of album SACD disc
made in Ukulele (made in Ukulele) \| 2002 \| Pony Canyon \| Includes soundtrack of an animated film Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
gontiti best (gontiti best) \| 2002 \| Epic Records Japan \| Best of album
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Best Soundtracks (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行ベスト・サウンドトラックス) \| 2002 \| Sony Music Entertainment Japan \| Best of soundtrack album of a radio drama and an original video animation Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
A Magic Wand of "Standards" (A Magic Wand of "Standards") \| 2002 \| Pony Canyon \| SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI (GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI) \| 2003 \| Epic Records Japan \| Best of album Double album
gontiti 25th Anniversary CD (gontiti 25th Anniversary CD) \| 2003 \| Pony Canyon \| Best of album by re-recording SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Nobody Knows: Original Soundtrack (映画「誰も知らない」サウンドトラック) \| 2004 \| Pony Canyon \| Maxi single from soundtrack of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Nobody Knows
XO (XO) \| 2004 \| Pony Canyon \| SACD hybrid disc released in 2005
Otona no natsu-yasumi: Original Soundtrack (おとなの夏休みオリジナル・サウンドトラック) \| 2005 \| Pony Canyon \| Soundtrack album of a television drama series
Garyū hitosuji (我流一筋) \| 2006 \| Pony Canyon \|
Gontiti Super Best 2001-2006 (Gontiti スーパーベスト 2001-2006) \| 2007 \| Pony Canyon \| Best of album
ONLINE LIMITED 1 (ONLINE LIMITED 1) \| 2007 \| In The Garden Records \| Released only in online music store
Still Walking: Original Soundtrack (映画「歩いても歩いても」サウンドトラック) \| 2008 \| In The Garden Records \| Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Still Walking
VSOD -very special ordinary days- (VSOD -very special ordinary days-) \| 2008 \| Epic Records Japan \|
LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2) (LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)) \| 2009 \| In The Garden Records \| Live album Released only in online music store
MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS- (MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-) \| 2010 \| Epic Records Japan \|
humble music (humble music) \| 2011 \| Epic Records Japan \| Third album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
Going My Home: Original Soundtrack (ドラマ「ゴーイングマイホーム」サウンドトラック) \| 2012 \| In The Garden Records \| Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda television drama series Released only in online music store
Ore wa mada honki dashitenaidake: Original Soundtrack (映画「俺はまだ本気出してないだけ」本気音楽集) \| 2013 \| Epic Records Japan \| Soundtrack album of a Yūichi Fukuda film based on a manga I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow
"Amanchu!" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメ「あまんちゅ!」オリジナルサウンドトラック) \|2016 \| FlyingDog \| Soundtrack album of the animated adaptation of Kozue Amano's manga Amanchu!
"Amanchu! ~Advance~" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメーション「あまんちゅ! ~あどばんす~」オリジナルサウンドトラック ) \|2018 \| FlyingDog \| Soundtrack album of the second season of Amanchu!
we are here -After 40 years, we are here- \|2018 \|Pony Canyon \| Original album celebrating 40 years as a music duo

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Album title
(Album title in Japanese)

! Year Released

! Label

! Note

Another Mood
(Another Mood)

| 1983

| Casablanca

Debut album
Released as "Gonzalez Mikami & Titi Matsumura"

Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni
(脇役であるとも知らずに)

| 1984

| Epic/Sony Records

Second album

Physics
(PHYSICS)

| 1985

| Epic/Sony Records

Third album

Sunday Market
(SUNDAY MARKET)

| 1986

| Epic/Sony Records

Released in US from Portrait Records

JAPANESE IN WINTER
(冬の日本人)

| 1986

| Epic/Sony Records

Legacy of Madam Q
(マダムQの遺産)

| 1987

| Epic/Sony Records

Yellow Tornade

| 1988

| Nektar

Compilation album from a label of West Germany

Twinkle Garden
(Twinkle Garden)

| 1988

| Epic/Sony Records

Mini album in 3-inch CD

In the Garden
(In the Garden)

| 1988

| Epic/Sony Records

Spirit of Gontiti
(Spirit of Gontiti)

| 1989

| Epic/Sony Records

Best of album released with its counterpart Body of Gontiti

Body of Gontiti
(Body of Gontiti)

| 1989

| Epic/Sony Records

Best of album released with its counterpart Spirit of Gontiti

Devonian Boys
(Devonian Boys)

| 1990

| Epic/Sony Records

Another Mood + Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni
(Another Mood + 脇役であるとも知らずに)

| 1990

| Epic/Sony Records

Re-release of first & second album

Fingering Christmas
(Fingering Christmas)

| 1990

| Epic/Sony Records

KIT
(KIT)

| 1991

| Epic/Sony Records

Munou no hito
(無能の人)

| 1991

| Epic/Sony Records

Soundtrack album of a Naoto Takenaka film

Gravity Loves Time
(Gravity Loves Times)

| 1992

| Epic/Sony Records

Never on Sundays: Original Soundtrack
(「日曜はダメよ」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)

| 1993

| Epic/Sony Records

Soundtrack album of a television drama series

Bonobono: Original Soundtrack
(ぼのぼの Original soundtrack)

| 1993

| Epic/Sony Records

Soundtrack album of an animated film Bonobono

VACANCES
(VACANCES)

| 1994

| Epic/Sony Records

Best of album

Black Ant's Life
(Black Ant's Life)

| 1995

| Epic/Sony Records

LIVE
(LIVE)

| 1996

| Epic/Sony Records

First live album

TELEVISION SOUND TRACK: SONGS OF RHEIN
(NHK「世界悠々父なる大河、ライン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)

| 1997

| Epic/Sony Records

Maxi single from soundtrack of a television program

EASY BUSY
(EASY BUSY)

| 1997

| Epic/Sony Records

Teresa Bright is a guest vocalist

DUO
(DUO)

| 1997

| Epic/Sony Records

First album made by only two guitars of Gontiti

Strings with Gontiti
(Strings with Gontiti)

| 1998

| Epic/Sony Records

Red Box
(Red Box)

| 1999

| Epic/Sony Records

Best of Gontiti Works
(Best of Gontiti Works)

| 2000

| Epic/Sony Records

Best of album

GUITARS
(GUITARS)

| 2001

| Pony Canyon

Second album made by only two guitars of Gontiti
SACD hybrid disc released in 2005

Nangoku-ongaku: Resort Music Series
(南国音楽 Resort Music Series)

| 2001

| Epic Records Japan

Best of album
SACD disc

made in Ukulele
(made in Ukulele)

| 2002

| Pony Canyon

Includes soundtrack of an animated film Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto
SACD hybrid disc released in 2005

gontiti best
(gontiti best)

| 2002

| Epic Records Japan

Best of album

Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Best Soundtracks
(ヨコハマ買い出し紀行ベスト・サウンドトラックス)

| 2002

| Sony Music Entertainment Japan

Best of soundtrack album of a radio drama and an original video animation Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō

A Magic Wand of "Standards"
(A Magic Wand of "Standards")

| 2002

| Pony Canyon

SACD hybrid disc released in 2005

GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI
(GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI)

| 2003

| Epic Records Japan

Best of album
Double album

gontiti 25th Anniversary CD
(gontiti 25th Anniversary CD)

| 2003

| Pony Canyon

Best of album by re-recording
SACD hybrid disc released in 2005

Nobody Knows: Original Soundtrack
(映画「誰も知らない」サウンドトラック)

| 2004

| Pony Canyon

Maxi single from soundtrack of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Nobody Knows

XO
(XO)

| 2004

| Pony Canyon

SACD hybrid disc released in 2005

Otona no natsu-yasumi: Original Soundtrack
(おとなの夏休みオリジナル・サウンドトラック)

| 2005

| Pony Canyon

Soundtrack album of a television drama series

Garyū hitosuji
(我流一筋)

| 2006

| Pony Canyon

Gontiti Super Best 2001-2006
(Gontiti スーパーベスト 2001-2006)

| 2007

| Pony Canyon

Best of album

ONLINE LIMITED 1
(ONLINE LIMITED 1)

| 2007

| In The Garden Records

Released only in online music store

Still Walking: Original Soundtrack
(映画「歩いても歩いても」サウンドトラック)

| 2008

| In The Garden Records

Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Still Walking

VSOD -very special ordinary days-
(VSOD -very special ordinary days-)

| 2008

| Epic Records Japan

LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)
(LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2))

| 2009

| In The Garden Records

Live album
Released only in online music store

MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-
(MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-)

| 2010

| Epic Records Japan

humble music
(humble music)

| 2011

| Epic Records Japan

Third album made by only two guitars of Gontiti

Going My Home: Original Soundtrack
(ドラマ「ゴーイングマイホーム」サウンドトラック)

| 2012

| In The Garden Records

Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda television drama series
Released only in online music store

Ore wa mada honki dashitenaidake: Original Soundtrack
(映画「俺はまだ本気出してないだけ」本気音楽集)

| 2013

| Epic Records Japan

Soundtrack album of a Yūichi Fukuda film based on a manga I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow

"Amanchu!" Original Soundtrack
(TVアニメ「あまんちゅ!」オリジナルサウンドトラック)

|2016

| FlyingDog

Soundtrack album of the animated adaptation of Kozue Amano's manga Amanchu!

"Amanchu! ~Advance~" Original Soundtrack
(TVアニメーション「あまんちゅ! ~あどばんす~」オリジナルサウンドトラック )

|2018

| FlyingDog

Soundtrack album of the second season of Amanchu!

we are here -After 40 years, we are here-

|2018

|Pony Canyon

Original album celebrating 40 years as a music duo

External links

{{Official website|http://www.gontiti.jp/index.html}} {{in lang|en|ja|ko}}
[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Gontiti/discography/ ディスコグラフィ | Sony Music] - Discography in Epic/Sony Records website {{in lang|ja}}
[http://www.gontiti.jp/DISCOGRAPHY/Album/anothermood.html Album01 of GONTITI] - Discography in official website {{in lang|ja}}
[https://archive.today/20130130023328/http://homepage2.nifty.com/another_cup_of_GT/Main_e/Top_e.html Gontiti Fan's Web Site] {{in lang|en}}
[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p28378|pure_url=yes}} Gontiti] at Allmusic.
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1735445/ Titi Matsumura] and [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1735446/ Gonzalez Mikami] at Internet Movie Database.

References

Category:Japanese musical duos

Category:Musical groups established in 1978

Category:Musical groups from Osaka

Category:Japanese rock music groups

Category:Japanese world music groups