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Photo book "Action Portrait" GIG "Koenji Edition" by Japanese photographer Jin Sato. Born in Sendai in 1940, Sato dropped out of a photography college and studied photography with Bob Gruen, a rock photographer in New York. In his 30s he was famous for shooting the music scene, and in his 40s he presented contemporary art and dance related art, as well as urban landscape works.In recent years, his hometown Sendai has been severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Yes, we photographed the tsunami site along the Pacific coast affected by the disaster and presented it in a solo exhibition. This book is a photo book published in conjunction with the 2017 Action Portrait "GIG" Koenji Edition.It is a representative work of Sato, published in 1986, and is a Tokyo independent film from 1978 to 1986. It consists of unpublished photos in the photo book "GIG" which documents the music scene. It is a valuable collection of underground scenes from the beginning of Japan, from the early days of punk rock to the indie boom, from Tokyo Rockers to Hanatarashi, Aburadako, Uchoten and Blue Hearts. Limited to 500 copies.