Tsunekichi Suzuki

Zeigo [Japanese Import]

Vinyl Bug | CAT #: VBLP-003

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Format 2LP

Color Black

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2xLP pressed on 180g Black Vinyl
Underground folk masterpiece by Tsunekichi Suzuki
Liner notes by Kan Mikami

Why do we grieve? Where does sorrow come from?

This is the story of one man who embraced grief with his whole being and kept searching for where it dwells.

A stunning collection of works in which Tsunekichi Suzuki distills and crystallizes the essence of his own life. Now finally reissued on analog as a complete limited edition 180g 2LP set.

Originally released in 2006, Zeigo is an underground folk masterpiece by Tsunekichi Suzuki—featuring Omoide, the unforgettable opening and insert song from the beloved 2009 drama “Midnight Diner,” which later gained global acclaim through its streaming on Netflix.

This long-awaited vinyl reissue brings new light to the record’s haunting beauty.

The album also drew renewed attention when Grammy regular and 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens performed a Japanese cover of Omoide during her live show, following her contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.

Performed by:

Tsunekichi Suzuki – vocals, guitar, accordion

Kanji Nakao – clarinet, saxophone

Takeo Sekijima – tuba, recorder

Produced by Kanji Nakao

Design by Kunihisa Fujiwara

Photography by Masashi Kuwamoto

Cover illustration by Oji Suzuki

Liner notes by Kan Mikami

“There’s not a trace of sentimentality, yet what a deeply sorrowful album this is. It hit me as hard as Billie Holiday’s Gloomy Sunday.”

“This album may very well be Tsune’s ‘theory of life.’ In a place unknown to anyone, Tsune seems to be mourning the dead in his own quiet way—it’s enough to make your chest tighten. You begin to understand how Tsunekichi Suzuki relates to others, and on what grounds he draws forth his words.”

“And then, everyone disappears. ‘Surely, no one will remain.’ Within that loneliness, Tsune struggled—layering each piece in this album as if shaving his own bones with a gleaming knife.”

—From the liner notes by Kan Mikami

DETAILS

ARTIST: Tsunekichi Suzuki
LABEL: Vinyl Bug
CAT NO: VBLP-003
RELEASE DATE: August 27, 2025
EST. SHIP DATE: September 12, 2025
GENRE / STYLE:

Japanese Folk
Folk
Folk Rock

TRACKLIST

1. Ekibyō no Kami
2. Aiō Yakkyoku
3. Kunugi
4. Akahige
5. Summertime
6. Worried Blues
7. Me ga Sameta
8. Ishi
9. Yabu
10. Mino-kun
11. Tabako no Me no Me
12. Chichi no Waltz
13. Omoide
14. Ochawan

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The Best Thing We've Heard in a Long Time

I absolutely LOVE this soundtrack! I'd asked an AI for some chilled-out pieces or soundtracks based on my taste for Sigur Rós and Low Roar, and Volker Bertelmann's score for All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the suggestions. I fell in love with it the minute I heard that repeated, haunting melody. He keeps coming back to it, and the moments he chooses to bring it back are what make it so powerful. The rest of the music is brilliant too. The whole thing just works, and it was worth the trouble it took to track down a new copy and the money I paid for it.
My wife works from home in an open loft upstairs, so she hears everything I play. When I got home from work, this had been delivered, so I logged it, put it on, and turned it up to a serious level. When it was time to flip to side B, she yelled down, "What was that? It was amazing!" After it was over she came downstairs to look at the cover and ask more about it. We both agreed it was the best thing we'd heard in a long time.
If you like atmospheric, emotional music that stays with you, get this one. Five stars, easily.

Mark Schminke

10/11/2026