Actors
Toshio Hirano
About
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Story
Toshio Hirano was born in Tokyo, Japan in the 1950's. As a teenager he became interested in bluegrass and country music and later became inspired by the Mississippi legend, Jimmie Rodgers. Toshio learned to play banjo, guitar and mandolin and continued playing music through college, after which he immigrated to the USA to pursue his love of the music. After first visiting the Appalachia region-the heartland of Bluegrass music-he then lived in Atlanta, Nashville, Minneapolis and Austin, Texas. San Francisco has been his home since 1986 and he plays regularly in cafes and bars around town. The deep romantic nature of country music--tales of trains and cowboys and broken hearts-continues to sustain Toshio's imagination and art. "Waiting for a Train" was shot on location, capturing beautiful performances by Toshio Hirano and his trio, performing in San Francisco speakeasys, on moving vintage passenger trains, and by the riverside. Intercut with some of his performances, Hirano speaks ...
