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INU
OriginOsaka, Japan
GenresPunk rock, post-punk
Years active1979–1981
Past members

INU (also イヌ) was a punk band from Osaka, Japan, active from 1979 to 1981. Fronted by a teenage Kō Machida, who went by Machizō Machida at the time, the group released a single studio album, メシ喰うな! (Meshi kuuna!, "Don't Eat Food!"), in 1981.[1][2] A live album was released three years later.[3]

History

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Formation

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Machida formed a predecessor group, Kusare Omeko (腐れおめこ), in 1977 while a high-school student in Osaka, after being inspired by the Sex Pistols. The group renamed itself INU, a romanization of the Japanese word for "dog," in 1979.[1] In March of that year the band participated in a five-show Tokyo tour billed as "Kansai No Wave", alongside Aunt Sally, SS, Ultra Bidé and Alcohol 42%, which brought the Osaka punk scene to wider attention.[4]

Meshi Kuuna! and dissolution

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INU signed to Japan Record, a subsidiary of Tokuma Japan Communications, and released Meshi kuuna! on 1 March 1981.[1] The recording lineup consisted of Machida on vocals, Masahiro Kitada on guitar, Naruko Nishikawa on bass and Shin'ichi Higashiura on drums.[4] The album was praised for combining punk aggression with literary and theatrical Japanese-language lyrics, distinguishing it from more Anglicized Tokyo punk groups of the day.[4] The band dissolved shortly after the album's release.[2]

Legacy

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Machida went on to a literary career under the name Kō Machida, winning the Akutagawa Prize in 2000 for Kiregire, as well as the Tanizaki Prize, Kawabata Yasunari Prize, and Noma Literary Prize.[2] Meshi kuuna! has been reissued several times in Japan, and received its first internationally licensed vinyl reissue, retitled Don't Eat Food!, through Mesh-Key Records in 2023.[5] The reissue was reviewed by Maximum Rocknroll, which praised it as a "mind-bender."[6] In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked the album at number 33 on its list of the 100 greatest Japanese rock albums of all time.[7]

Discography

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  • Meshi Kuuna! (メシ喰うな!) — Japan Record / Tokuma Japan Communications, 1981
  • If you underestimate Ushiwakamaru, I'll beat the tar out of you! (牛若丸なめとったらどついたるぞ!) — Alchemy Records, 1984[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nakagomi, Tomoko (27 December 2015). 町田康が証言する80年代ロックの勃興期：関西パンクの熱気とINU『メシ喰うな！』誕生秘話 [Kō Machida testifies to the rise of 1980s rock: The heat of Kansai punk and the secret story behind INU's Meshi Kuuna!]. Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "'Rip It Up': Enter the kaleidoscopic world of Ko Machida". The Japan Times. January 30, 2022. Archived from the original on September 14, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  3. ^ a b "Inu – 牛若丸なめとったらどついたるぞ！". Discogs. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Martin, Ian. "Meshi Kuuna!". Metropolis. Tokyo. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  5. ^ "Don't Eat Food!". Mesh-Key Records. October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  6. ^ Elizabeth, Erika (October 2023). "INU". Maximum Rocknroll. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  7. ^ Marx, W. David (November 9, 2007). "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums". Néojaponisme. Retrieved May 19, 2026. Summarising Rolling Stone Japan, September 2007.
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