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Yussef Dayes In Japan (Film) 富士山

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Thank you to everyone who made this film possible and to the incredible people we met along the way.

00:00 Introduction
1:13 Turquoise Galaxy
8:50 The Light
15:40 Chasing the Drum
24:13 Amami
32:22 Fuji Yama
38:20 Chi Ave
40:28 A Love Letter to Salvador
43:06 The Colour Purple

My Father, Dave Dayes

My Co-Pilots
Rocco Palladino – Bass Guitar
Malik Venna – Saxophone
Elijah Fox – Keys and Synthesizers

Thank you for sharing this journey with me.

Special Love to Minami Kizuki (Sanshin & Vocals).

Recorded and Mixed by Rory Cashmere.

Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios

Thank you to:
Shogo Yoshii
Mamimozi
Yuya Uno at Tonlist
Yusuke Ogawa at Universounds
Agni Akkitham at Audio-Technica
Takayuki Matsunaga at Audio-Technica
Yoshihisa Shuhei at Downbeat


DIRECTED BY
Nick Dwyer and Sam King

PRODUCED BY
Sam King and Nick Dwyer


Executive Producer - Sohichiro Matsumoto
Production Manager - Karin Sugiura
DOP - Sam King
B camera - Ben Parrot
1st AC - Thomas Beswick
2nd AC - Earl Louis
Sound - Skirmantas Ivanauskas
Gaffer - Curtis Ces Shaw
Production Assistant - Lenka Chabault
Stills - Steve Gaudin
Drone Operator - Steve Gaudin
Additional Live Stills - Hiroki Suzuki


Editors - Andy Kai Nagashima and Sam King
Colourist - Marc McCarthy
Titles - Lenny Vigden
Sound Design - Andy Kai Nagashima
Sound Mix - Matt Lyne
Fuji & Blue Note mix - Rory Cashmere
Japanese Subtitles - Akane Saiki
Garments by Issey Miyake, Labrum London & Foday Dumbuya and Needles Tokyo.
Styled by Karen Binns


Music by Yussef Dayes courtesy of Cashmere Thoughts, Brownswood and Warner Music

Publishing courtesy of Kobalt Music

Herbie Hancock “Watermelon Man” appears courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment

Publishing courtesy of Kobalt Music


Special thanks to:

Rebbeca Ward at Audio-Technica
Edward Forth at Audio-Technica
Ayaka Takamatsu at Audio-Technica
Agni Akkitham at Audio-Technica
Tonlist
Universounds
Hitsuki Club
Kei Kato at Blue Note
Eriko Ozawa at Jindaiji Temple
Gensho Nishijima at Jindaiji Temple
Yosuke Koizumi, Koji Yoshimura and Aya Morita at Audio-Technica
Caroline Reason at MATA
Ryan Hughes at MATA
Kate Young at RKM Agency
Max Leader and Ted Hutchings at Leader MGMT


Special thanks to:

Airto Moreira
Herbie Hancock
Flora Purim
Giles Peterson
Barka
Alexander Bourt
Miles James
Charlie Stacey
Ahmad Dayes
Kareem Dayes
Mary Maguire

With love to the beautiful land of Japan and Mount Fuji for providing a beautiful backdrop to our music.

Dedicated to Barbara Hicks, Bahia Dayes, and Paris Manuka x