Sakerock

Sakerock
Origin	Saitama, Japan
Years active	2000–2015
Labels	Kakubarhythm Compare Notes
Associated acts	Asa-Chang & Blue Hats Cherry's Chopiiin Gentle Forest Jazz Band Good Dog Happy Men Goodluck Heiwa Killing Floor Natsumen Newday Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band Wuja Bin Bin Zainichi Funk
Website	Official Website
Members	Gen Hoshino Daichi Itō Kenta Hamano
Past members	Kei Tanaka Takuji Nomura

Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, is an instrumental Japanese band.

Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. They are signed to the Kakubarhythm label.

Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック, Shōnen Merikensakku).

They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙, Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.

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