The Spiders (Japanese band)


The Spiders were a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1961, as one of the leading groups of the Group Sounds genre.

History

Band members were Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, Jun Inoue, Masaaki Sakai, :ja:%E7%94%B0%E9%82%8A%E6%98%AD%E7%9F%A5|Shochi Tanabe, :ja:%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%8A%E5%A0%AF%E4%B9%8B|Takayuki Inoue, :ja:%E5%8A%A0%E8%97%A4%E5%85%85|Mitsuru Kato and Katsuo Ōno. They had many hit singles, made feature films and were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan. They toured Europe in 1966, and the United States, including Hawaii, in 1967. Most of the band members are still active in the music industry, with the exception of Monsieur, who died on 1 March 2017 and Takayuki Inoue, who died on 2 May 2018.
Their biggest selling record was "Yuhiganaiteiru" which sold over 1.2 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.

Selected discography

Albums


Films

Director: :ja:%E6%9F%B3%E7%80%AC%E8%A6%B3|Nozomu Yanase
Director: Nozomu Yanase
Director: :ja:%E6%A3%AE%E6%B0%B8%E5%81%A5%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E|Kenjiro Morinaga
:ja:涙くんさよなら#映画|Goodbye Mr. Tear Director: Shōgorō Nishimura
Director: :ja:%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%82|Buichi Saito
:ja:喜劇_駅前百年|Kigeki ekimae hyakku-nen Director: Shirō Toyoda
Director: :ja:%E6%A3%AE%E6%B0%B8%E5%81%A5%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E|Kenjiro Morinaga
Director: :ja:%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E6%AD%A6%E5%B8%82|Buichi Saito
:ja:ザ・スパイダースの大進撃|Go Forward! Director: Kō Nakahira
Director: :ja:%E6%A3%AE%E6%B0%B8%E5%81%A5%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E|Kenjiro Morinaga
:ja:ザ・スパイダースのバリ島珍道中|Road To Bali Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
Director: Kōichi Saitō
Director: :ja:%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E9%82%A6%E5%BD%A6|Kunihiko Yamamoto