Les Rallizes Dénudés
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Les Rallizes Dénudés were a Japanese psychedelic noise rock band formed in 1967 in Kyoto. They gained a reputation many years after their breakup as one of Japan's most legendary experimental bands, a
Les Rallizes Dénudés in 1974. Left to right: Mikio Nagata, Takashi Mizutani, Shunichiro Shoda, Takeshi Nakamura
In 1968 and 1969, student protests at several Japanese universities ultimately forced the closure of campuses across Japan. Known as daigaku funsō or daigaku tōsō, the protests were part of the worldw
Les Rallizes Dénudés
…was not overtly political, original and early members were known to participate in various political organizations and movements amidst the volatile daigaku funsō and Anpo protests of the time, with the band as a whole reportedly performing in the occupied Kyoto University auditorium while it was held by students…
JCP leaders Kyuichi Tokuda, Sanzō Nosaka and Yoshio Shiga (from left to right) immediately following the end of the Second World War
9th Central Committee Convention of Zengakuren (1956)
Yasuda Auditorium, one of the most iconic buildings of the University of Tokyo's Hongō campus
A helmet emblazoned with the word "Zenkyōtō"