He died on January 25, 2009, in Tokyo, Japan, of cancer.
[1] A Tokyo-based conceptual artist, musician and scene maker, Hiroshi Oguchi had for decades been influential in the changing attitudes of Japan's youth.
As a drummer, he was in the bands The Tempters, Pyg, and Vodka Collins, recording many albums.
[2] Oguchi was also an actor in a number of films, including Strange Circus (2006),[3] Freesia :Icy Tears (2006),The Sinking Of Japan (2006) and Silk (2007).
[4] He was married to the popular actress Kimie Shingyoji; they had one son, Gento Oguchi, who is a musician and artist.