1957 Masaaki Hirao sings some rock and roll!

1957 Masaaki Hirao sings some rock and roll in the Japanese film “The Stormy Man.“ Rockabilly from Japan! Dig this cool rare HD clip! Dedicated to the man who passed away July 21,2017 at age 79! Dubbed “The Japanese Elvis“, Hirao was one of the famed Rokabirii Sannin Otoko (Three Rockabillies), alongside singers Mickey Curtis and “Kei-chan“, Keijiro Yamashita. By early 1958, the rokabirii buumu (rockabilly boom) was born, the first youth music tribe in the Land Of The Rising Sun. #heppestofthehep #hep #hoth