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Mamoru Motooka's fifth music video, "Dancing in the Moonlight," is a collaboration between pianist Mamoru Motooka, wadaiko drummer Akira Sakaue, who also appears on the album "Urushi," and dancer Fuu Jitsukawa, who is a descendant of the Jitsukawa family of kabuki. The performance is a masterpiece.
He started his professional career as a pianist & keyboardist at the age of 17. A genre-bending all-rounder, he has worked as a pianist for a singing program on a Japanese national TV station, and has also accompanied, played in sessions and done studio work for many major artists. In recent years, in addition to his solo activities, he has mainly performed overseas, mainly in Europe, with his own band and unit, performing 38 concerts in 17 countries to date. As a solo artist, he has released 5 albums and 5 music videos, 3 of which were recorded at the Musikverein in Austria, etc. He has been ranked No.1 in Japan 55 times on iTunesStore, AppleMusic, LINEMUSIC, etc. for streaming distribution, and has also released 2 music videos. Their 2nd music video "Tomorrow" charted at #2 in the UK on AppleMusic, their 2nd album "In Vienna" at #15 in Sweden on AppleMusic, and many more overseas.