# Gontiti

Gontiti (ゴンチチ, Gon'chichi, sometimes rendered gontiti or GONTITI) is a Japanese acoustic guitar duo formed in 1978 by Masahiko "Gonzalez" Mikami (ゴンザレス三上, Gonzaresu Mikami, born 30 December 1953 in Osaka, Japan) and Masahide "Titi" Matsumura (チチ松村, Chichi Matsumura, born 6 September 1954, also in Osaka). Gontiti's music incorporates a number of styles, including bossa nova, flamenco, and classical music.

## Recordings

As of 2007 Gontiti have recorded more than thirty original albums and compilations. Most of their recordings have been for Epic/Sony Records. The duo have also provided music for a number of Japanese films, most notably the 2004 Hirokazu Kore-eda film Dare mo shiranai, released in English-speaking countries as Nobody Knows.

### Discography

| Album title (Album title in Japanese) | Year Released | Label | Note |
| Another Mood (Another Mood) | 1983 | Casablanca | Debut album Released as "Gonzalez Mikami & Titi Matsumura" |
| Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni (脇役であるとも知らずに) | 1984 | Epic/Sony Records | Second album |
| Physics (PHYSICS) | 1985 | Epic/Sony Records | Third album |
| Sunday Market (SUNDAY MARKET) | 1986 | Epic/Sony Records | Released in US from Portrait Records |
| JAPANESE IN WINTER (冬の日本人) | 1986 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Legacy of Madam Q (マダムQの遺産) | 1987 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Yellow Tornade | 1988 | Nektar | Compilation album from a label of West Germany |
| Twinkle Garden (Twinkle Garden) | 1988 | Epic/Sony Records | Mini album in 3-inch CD |
| In the Garden (In the Garden) | 1988 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Spirit of Gontiti (Spirit of Gontiti) | 1989 | Epic/Sony Records | Best of album released with its counterpart Body of Gontiti |
| Body of Gontiti (Body of Gontiti) | 1989 | Epic/Sony Records | Best of album released with its counterpart Spirit of Gontiti |
| Devonian Boys (Devonian Boys) | 1990 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Another Mood + Wakiyaku de arutomo shirazuni (Another Mood + 脇役であるとも知らずに) | 1990 | Epic/Sony Records | Re-release of first & second album |
| Fingering Christmas (Fingering Christmas) | 1990 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| KIT (KIT) | 1991 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Munou no hito (無能の人) | 1991 | Epic/Sony Records | Soundtrack album of a Naoto Takenaka film |
| Gravity Loves Time (Gravity Loves Times) | 1992 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Never on Sundays: Original Soundtrack (「日曜はダメよ」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) | 1993 | Epic/Sony Records | Soundtrack album of a television drama series |
| Bonobono: Original Soundtrack (ぼのぼの Original soundtrack) | 1993 | Epic/Sony Records | Soundtrack album of an animated film Bonobono |
| VACANCES (VACANCES) | 1994 | Epic/Sony Records | Best of album |
| Black Ant's Life (Black Ant's Life) | 1995 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| LIVE (LIVE) | 1996 | Epic/Sony Records | First live album |
| TELEVISION SOUND TRACK: SONGS OF RHEIN (NHK「世界悠々父なる大河、ライン」オリジナル・サウンドトラック) | 1997 | Epic/Sony Records | Maxi single from soundtrack of a television program |
| EASY BUSY (EASY BUSY) | 1997 | Epic/Sony Records | Teresa Bright is a guest vocalist |
| DUO (DUO) | 1997 | Epic/Sony Records | First album made by only two guitars of Gontiti |
| Strings with Gontiti (Strings with Gontiti) | 1998 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Red Box (Red Box) | 1999 | Epic/Sony Records | |
| Best of Gontiti Works (Best of Gontiti Works) | 2000 | Epic/Sony Records | Best of album |
| GUITARS (GUITARS) | 2001 | Pony Canyon | Second album made by only two guitars of Gontiti SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 |
| Nangoku-ongaku: Resort Music Series (南国音楽 Resort Music Series) | 2001 | Epic Records Japan | Best of album SACD disc |
| made in Ukulele (made in Ukulele) | 2002 | Pony Canyon | Includes soundtrack of an animated film Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 |
| gontiti best (gontiti best) | 2002 | Epic Records Japan | Best of album |
| Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou: Best Soundtracks (ヨコハマ買い出し紀行 ベスト・サウンドトラックス) | 2002 | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | Best of soundtrack album of a radio drama and an original video animation Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō |
| A Magic Wand of "Standards" (A Magic Wand of "Standards") | 2002 | Pony Canyon | SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 |
| GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI (GONTITI RECOMMENDS GONTITI) | 2003 | Epic Records Japan | Best of album Double album |
| gontiti 25th Anniversary CD (gontiti 25th Anniversary CD) | 2003 | Pony Canyon | Best of album by re-recording SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 |
| Nobody Knows: Original Soundtrack (映画「誰も知らない」 サウンドトラック) | 2004 | Pony Canyon | Maxi single from soundtrack of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Nobody Knows |
| XO (XO) | 2004 | Pony Canyon | SACD hybrid disc released in 2005 |
| Otona no natsu-yasumi: Original Soundtrack (おとなの夏休み オリジナル・サウンドトラック) | 2005 | Pony Canyon | Soundtrack album of a television drama series |
| Garyū hitosuji (我流一筋) | 2006 | Pony Canyon | |
| Gontiti Super Best 2001-2006 (Gontiti スーパーベスト 2001-2006) | 2007 | Pony Canyon | Best of album |
| ONLINE LIMITED 1 (ONLINE LIMITED 1) | 2007 | In The Garden Records | Released only in online music store |
| Still Walking: Original Soundtrack (映画「歩いても歩いても」サウンドトラック) | 2008 | In The Garden Records | Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda film Still Walking |
| VSOD -very special ordinary days- (VSOD -very special ordinary days-) | 2008 | Epic Records Japan | |
| LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2) (LIVE At Shirakawa Hall '09 (Online Limited 2)) | 2009 | In The Garden Records | Live album Released only in online music store |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS- (MERRY CHRISTMAS with GONTITI -BEST SELECTION OF CHRISTMAS SONGS-) | 2010 | Epic Records Japan | |
| humble music (humble music) | 2011 | Epic Records Japan | Third album made by only two guitars of Gontiti |
| Going My Home: Original Soundtrack (ドラマ「ゴーイング マイ ホーム」サウンドトラック) | 2012 | In The Garden Records | Soundtrack album of a Hirokazu Kore-eda television drama series Released only in online music store |
| Ore wa mada honki dashitenaidake: Original Soundtrack (映画「俺はまだ本気出してないだけ」本気音楽集) | 2013 | Epic Records Japan | Soundtrack album of a Yūichi Fukuda film based on a manga I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow |
| "Amanchu!" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメ「あまんちゅ!」オリジナルサウンドトラック) | 2016 | FlyingDog | Soundtrack album of the animated adaptation of Kozue Amano's manga Amanchu! |
| "Amanchu! ~Advance~" Original Soundtrack (TVアニメーション「あまんちゅ! ~あどばんす~」オリジナルサウンドトラック ) | 2018 | FlyingDog | Soundtrack album of the second season of Amanchu! |
| we are here -After 40 years, we are here- | 2018 | Pony Canyon | Original album celebrating 40 years as a music duo |