Hiroshi Kamayatsu

Hiroshi Kamayatsu かまやつ ひろし
Kamayatsu (back row, far left) with The Spiders, 1966
Background information
Birth name	釜萢 弘
Also known as	Monsieur
Born	(1939-01-12) January 12, 1939 (age 85) Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Empire of Japan
Died	March 1, 2017(2017-03-01) (aged 78)
Genres	Group sounds, contemporary folk, rock, rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Folk singer Composer DJ Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Singing Guitar (Steinberger GL-2T, Vox Mark 4, Rickenbacker 345)
Labels	Teichiku Records, Philips Records (as Phonogram Japan), EXPRESS, Warner Music Japan, For Life Music, avex io
Formerly of	The Spiders, Vodka Collins, Sans Filtre

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Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu (かまやつひろし, Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, 12 January 1939 – 1 March 2017)^[1] was a Japanese singer and guitarist born in Tokyo.

He composed the music for Download,^[2][3][4] a direct-to-video anime release based on PC Engine games.

"Monsieur" was a founding member of bands The Spiders,^[5] Vodka Collins,^[6] and also a solo act.

In 2001^[7] he had a reunion with some former members of The Spiders, as the band Sans Filtre.^[7] Among his recent work was his performance of the song "RTB", the ending song to the anime Sentou Yousei Yukikaze.^[8] He performed for over five decades.

Kamayatsu died from pancreatic cancer on 1 March 2017, aged 78.^[9]

• Spiders English language website Archived 23 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine
• Vodka Collins website
• Hiroshi Kamayatsu at IMDb

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