Biography of Ishibashi Miyuki

It was the famous Katyusha and other military songs very popular in Japan in the e years. And then someone brought me a tape with the original sound of these things, and I realized that Russian songs should sound only in Russian. I then studied for a dramatic actress in Tokyo, but was carried away by Russian music and when I had the opportunity, I went to learn Russian to Moscow. The first trip to the USSR took place in the year.

Despite the Soviet reality, I really liked everything. With some kind of incomprehensible even greed, I absorbed Russian culture, customs, traditions, nature ... I remember that I got a bus at the institute every day, and the road ran past such a neat little birch grove. I looked at her and as if I saw the radiance around the trees. Once, without restraining emotions, I burst into tears from the surging feelings right on the bus.

A friend rushed to reassure: “Ishibashi, what's wrong with you? Sometimes, I caught myself thinking that once I had already lived in Russia for a long time, maybe not in human form, but a butterfly or frog, so everything was close and recognizable for me. Every free minute I listened and searched for new songs, but only the official stage sounded on the radio and television in those years.

Once in the company I asked: “What are the Russians sing for themselves, in a close friendly circle? I literally turned upside down. I realized that this is something special, primordial, unlike what I knew before. In the next visit to Moscow, I tried to find films with such records, but I was not lucky. Once a familiar student advised to go to Paris or New York for them.

Having thought, I decided not to go to France, but to America, because if in English I am at least a little, but I say, then with French-trouble. In the beginning of X, I arrived in New York and went to the Russian district for Brighton Beach. I spent a week in Little Odessa and probably bought up everything in stores: books, cassettes, records ...

It was then that I discovered Arkady Severny, Peter Leshchenko, Alexander Vertinsky and, of course, Vadim Kozin. Songs performed by Vadim Alekseevich literally fascinated me. Returning to Tokyo, I, without ceasing, listened to his velvet voice. Later in the Tokyo district Golden Gate, I opened a small bar where I began to perform Russian songs. The first listeners were my friends and relatives, but gradually the place began to gain popularity and, it happened, more than fifty people were stuffed into the cramped room.

The real Japanese often came and come to listen to me, former prisoners of war of the Second World War, and descendants of emigrants, and the embassy, ​​and sailors from Russian ships ... Several years later, from one of the visitors, I learned that Vadim Kozin lives in Magadan. I immediately gathered on the road, but, unfortunately, I had a chance to visit him after the death of the "Magadan recluse." I was late for just a few weeks.

But his relative and keeper of the Dean Museum-Quarter took me very well.

We made friends, and I began to visit her every year. Once Dina complained that there was no bust of Vadim Alekseevich in the museum. Then I decided that when I return to Tokyo, I will do everything to raise funds for this project. I connected all my friends, specially released my first disk. I recorded the record with Japanese musicians, but found those who feel the Russian song very cool.

Then she began to sell the disk and not immediately, but collected the desired amount for the monument to Kozin. I am very pleased that now he decorates the Museum-Quarter of the great artist. I sing and write down Russian songs for the soul, my main occupation remains in theatrical productions. On the stage of various Tokyo theaters, I probably outplayed the whole of Russian classics.

The Japanese are very fond of Chekhov, Gorky, and Gogol ... One of the last prime minister where I played was the production of the famous play “At the bottom” of Maxim Gorky. Getting an invitation to speak in Moscow, in the Kremlin, was very pleasant and unexpected. Of course, I am very worried, but I’m going to Russia with joy, like home. ”