Shonen Knife Blast off!

Travel the USA with Osaka Japan's beloved Shonen Knife, and see the sights through their eyes and hear the band at their best. Dave Markey hits the road with the band on their 1997 US tour and documents an amazing assortment of concerts, record in-stores, plus tons of behind the scenes footage. Join Naoko Yamano, her sister Atsuko Yamano, and Michie Nakatani on stage and off, performing "Explosion","Wind Your Spring", "E.S.P.", "Fruits & Vegetables", "Frogphobia", "Buddha's Face", "Lazybone" & more. Watch them win over American fans, and play to the biggest audiences of their career stateside .  This VHS and DVD was released by Universal Japan and is unfortunately currently unavailable.

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