Masami Akita
Sound · Director · Music · Cinematography
Born Dec 19, 1956 · Tokyo
Active 1989–present
Masami Akita, better known by his stage name Merzbow, is a Japanese noise musician. He is best known for his style of harsh, confrontational noise exemplified on his 1996 release, Pulse Demon.
Filmography
Deformed Analog Personality (2024) - MusicNewscaster/Dragon/Maggots (2013) - MusicNameless (2004) - MusicScanning of Modulations (2001) - MusicRoutemaster (1999) - MusicBeyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow (1998) - MusicAsphalto (1998) - MusicInjured College Girl (1995) - CinematographyBandage Anatomy Woman (1995) - DirectorThe Dead Man 2: Return of the Dead Man (1994) - MusicThe Sequence of Parallel Bars (1992) - MusicOh! Moro Volume 5 (1992) - MerzbowTrue Romance: Blood Orgy of the She Dolls (1992) - MusicTrue Romance: Live at Mandala 2 (1992) - MusicTrue Romance: Live at MOMA (1992) - MusicTrue Romance: Live at Nice, France (1992) - MusicTrue Romance: Pleasure Room of Anti Education (1992) - MusicBeautiful Swordswomen: Double Seppuku (1990) - MusicWhite Clothing: Harakiri (1990) - MusicLost Paradise: Riding Habit Harakiri (1990) - Director · Music · ScriptFemale Harakiri: Celebration (1990) - Music · Special EffectsSchool Girl: Harakiri (1990) - MusicFemale Harakiri: Glorious Death (1989) - Music