Lady Samurai's Chaos

Kaori is active worldwide in a diverse career as a singer, sword dancer, sword fighter, motion capture performer, actress, voice actress, choreographer, model, songwriter, director, and action coach.

Her powerful yet graceful Japanese sword dance is especially acclaimed internationally and has earned her the nickname “LADY SAMURAI.”

As a motion actor, she has appeared in numerous well-known productions, including the role of 2B in the RPG "NieR: Automata" and Motoko Kusanagi in the Netflix original animated series "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045."

She is also the vocalist of the rock duo KAO=S, which gained global attention in 2014 through a feature on CNN International, praised for its impressive live performances that combine Japanese instruments with Kaori’s sword dance. Since then, the group has performed in many countries around the world.

Shuji Yamagiri is the leader of the rock duo KAO=S consisting of him and Kaori Kawabuchi.
He is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and art director.

As a vocalist, he possesses a wide vocal range and a great variety of tonal expression. His main instrument is the acoustic guitar.
With KAO=S and various Japanese entertainment ensembles, he has performed in many countries, including the SXSW Festival and a U.S. tour in2012 and2013. To us, Shuji and Kaori are dear long-time friends, thanks to their many appearances at Main Matsuri, and Brotfabrik, just before the COVID-19 lockdown.

For Main Matsuri, he composed the title track "YU" and served as art director of the main stage program.

Under the slogan "Unique Visual Rock Shamisen," Kamii created a new genre called "ShamiRock", which fuses shamisen and rock music.
Raised in an environment rich in traditional Japanese music, he combined the shamisen playing he grew up with and the energy of rock to launch the ShamiRock project, through which he is active both in Japan and internationally.

He writes and composes his own songs, in which he sings, plays the shamisen, and produces music videos. In addition, he performs numerous cover songs with shamisen and vocals — both solo and with a band — on stages across Japan and abroad, as well as through livestreams. He regularly publishes music videos and cover versions on his YouTube channel "ShamiRock".

Hiroyuki Miyazono is a member of the samurai sword performance team [IDEAL].
As an actor and sword-fighting performer, he has appeared in numerous Japanese films, TV dramas, and stage productions.

He has also worked as a motion actor in video games and directed several feature films and music videos and TV dramas. 

Rieko Baba is a sword dancer and costume designer. In 2010, she joined the sword performance team [IDEAL]. As a member of the team, she has performed at numerous events in Japan — including the "Furusato Matsuri" at Tokyo Dome and traditional sword dances at shrines and temples such as the Kirishima Jingū Shrine, a designated national cultural property of Japan.

Rieko Baba specializes in Japanese-style costume design and is responsible for most of the stage costumes used in the performances.

Natsuna Ihara is an actress, dancer, sword performer, and model who is active in various areas of the Japanese entertainment industry, including television, radio, and advertising. She is represented by the agency “Meijiza” and is a member of Haten Koro, a Japanese entertainment team that combines sword dance with hard rock.

Teppei Yoshino is a Japanese sword dancer and actor. He is a member of the sword dance team “KATANAYA ICHI.”

He has performed not only at events in Japan but also in countries such as France, Spain, Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Vietnam, and many others.