Isato Nakagawa

Isato Nakagawa (January 30, 1947 – April 7, 2022), is a Japanese guitar player, teacher, composer and arranger specializing in the fingerstyle technique.

[1][2] Several notable Japanese guitarists, for example Kotaro Oshio[3] and Masaaki Kishibe[4] are known to have been influenced by Nakagawa.

The duo formed the folk band Itsutu No Akai Fūsen (lit.

Once the competition ended, Nakagawa reached out to GIN in the backyard inviting him to collaborate on the omnibus album.

[6] He died on April 7, 2022, at a hospital in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease.