Ippu-Do (一風堂) was a Japanese synthpop trio of the early 1980s led by singer/songwriter Masami Tsuchiya.
[1][2] Ippu-Do debuted in 1979 with Normal, made up of Tsuchiya on vocals and guitar, Akira Mitake on keyboards, and Shoji Fujii on drums.
The group thereafter went on hiatus, with Tsuchiya playing guitar with the band Japan on their final tour in 1982, and beginning a solo career.
The group briefly reappeared in 1983 as a duo of Tsuchiya and Mitake, recording the studio album Night Mirage, and the live Live And Zen, supported on both releases by drummer Steve Jansen and keyboardist Richard Barbieri of Japan, and bassist Percy Jones.
Tsuchiya subsequently returned to his solo career, releasing several more albums in the 80s and beyond.