Les Miserables (1994 Japanese Red Cast) [CAST RECORDING] [IMPORT]

Les Miserables (Related Recordings), Alain Boublil, Takashi Kaga, Kaho Shimada, Claude-Michel Schonberg

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 1996)
• Original Release Date: June 26, 1996
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Cast Recording, Import
• Label: Toshiba EMI Japan
• ASIN: B0000071KD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #292,305 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The Broadway classic recorded in Japanese!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In Japanese and live!, November 28, 1998

By A Customer

This is actually the red cast of two live cast albums (the other one is blue with Sakae Takita) released in Japan (in Japanese), with Takeshi Kaga as Valjean and Kaho Shimada (who was featured in the CSR) as Eponine. The rumblings of the turntable set can be heard at times, as well as sporadic audience applause, but on the whole this is a fine album for Les Miz fans. On My Own gets quite a touching reading from Miss Shimada albeit in Japanese.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly Surprised, June 1, 2002

By	Jack A Lopez (Tempe, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

Though Taken by surprise with the occasional insert of the English Language, I was pleasantly surprised by this recording. Purchasing it with the intent to laugh and poke fun at it, I quickly found myself moved. It was nice to listen to this prestigious piece without understanding the lyrics.

Not overly impressed by this recording's Valjean or Marius, I was pleasantly content with the ripe performances of the other performers.

Most enjoyable to me was Fantine's I dreamed a dream. In my opinion, it is one of the better potrayals, second only to Randy Graff's performance on the Broadway Album.

Worth the price? For me, yes. You be the judge.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE THAN JUST KAGA, July 25, 2001

By	Pat (Edmonton, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews

An album worth purchasing. Takeshi Kaga does indeed add a exceptional dimension to this production because of the incredible quality of his voice. However,you don't have to understand Japanese to sense the complete dedication and professional quality that every member of the cast brings as each and every line is delivered, and that the whole cast united as one unit, makes this story line very real and dynamic. It is very moving and if you allow yourself you can literally be drawn into the story and even find yourself crying at the end when Val Jean dies. I found I never thought of Chairman Kaga once.