Pistol Takehara

Artist

A Japanese singer-songwriter who pairs a single acoustic guitar with rugged yet warm vocals to chronicle everyday life. A former amateur boxer who reached national tournaments during his university days, he later passed through the folk duo Yakouzen before going solo and is equally active as an actor in film and television. 'Oki Tegami,' the ending theme of the TV anime Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues, marked his first anime tie-up. Written after immersing himself in the source manga, the song carries a folk-rock pulse and channels the bittersweet humanity of a salaryman caught between his organization and his conscience, leaving an earthy, heartfelt aftertaste over the manga's signature 'zawa-zawa' atmosphere.