Minoru Muraoka — 村岡実 (1924 — Jan. 2, 2014) — was a Japanese shakuhachi player who released more than 40 albums between the mid-1960s and early 1980s on Columbia, Teichiku, Toshiba, Victor, and other labels. In 1970, he released a pair of ethno/folk-psych albums on U.A. and Daiei.
Discography:
- Bamboo (1970)
- Osorezan (live, 1970)
- Shakuhachi Rock 尺八ロツク 和製ポップス編 (1970 • Minoru Muraoka & Life Theatres)
- Jigen (1972)
- Lupus (1974)
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