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"KING KAZU" KAZUYOSHI MIURA
(Color/70-minutes/stereo/1994, Sony Music Entertainment) |
After playing in J.League at the time of its inception, and taking part in the Suntory Series of J.League's second year, Kazu resolved to move to "Genoa", a prestigious team belonging to the Italian League Serie A, which is at the apex of world football. This video is a visual document of the 400 days of glory spent in Japan as a football professional before departing for Italy.
Containing long confessional interviews, and select scenes captured by a camera specially designed for pursuing Kazu in action, this video eloquently tells the story of the rarely seen personal side of this legendary football player. In the end, it is his intimate account of what he really saw and felt during the momentous 400 days.
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Author: Ayano Masaru
"KAZU Jyu-go No Tabidachi / Miura Kazuyoshi Monogatari
(KAZU At 15 - Setting Out On A Journey / The Miura Kazuyoshi Story)"
(Shogakukan Inc.)
Retail Price: 1,197yen
Believing that dreams can come true, Kazu set out for the unknown by traveling to distant Brazil. Although he experienced several hardships and setbacks, it was all worth it, since a few years later, he triggered a one-man revolution in the Japanese football world.
Written for grade and middle school students, this book teaches the values of hard work and having courage through revealing Kazu's attitudes towards life.
Author: Issi Haruo
"Ashi Ni Tamashii Komemashita
(I Put Soul Into My Foot! / Miura Kazuyoshi as told by Kazu himself)"
(September, 93, Bungeishunju Ltd.)
Kazu on Brazil, J.League, and the World Cup . . .The first account made by Kazu, a man with global aspirations, on his youth, football, and life.
Reported by the incisive non-fiction writer, Issi Haruo, this book is based on lengthy exclusive interviews that lasted twenty hours. Recommended for anybody wishing to know about Kazu in detail.
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