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Japanese photographer Jin Sato's photobook "Action Portrait" GIG "Tokyo Rockers 1978-1986 (With Catalog)". Born in Sendai in 1940, Sato dropped out of photography school and studied photography under the influence of New York rock photographer Bob Gruen. His 30s were well-known for shooting music scenes, and from the 40s onwards, he presented contemporary art, butoh-related works, and even urban landscape works. In recent years, his hometown of Sendai has been greatly damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Yes, I photographed the tsunami scene on the Pacific coast that was damaged by the disaster and presented it at a solo exhibition. This book is a masterpiece of an indie photo book, a masterpiece of Jin Sato, published in 1986. In the latter half of the 1970s, underground people perceive a series of rock culture movements that actively promote themselves, continuously gig, record and sell independent records as "Tokyo Rockers" in a broad sense, and Hanara Tashi, Keiji Haino, Friction, etc. Contains 10 indie band portraits, the music scene, and a backstage scene.