Gekijō

"Gekijō"
Single by Shizuka Kudo
from the album Dress
ReleasedNovember 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)
Genre
Length4:39
LabelPony Canyon
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Miyuki Nakajima
  • Ichizō Seo
Shizuka Kudo singles chronology
""
(1996)
"Gekijō"
(1996)
"A.S.A.P."
(1997)
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"Gekijō" (激情げきじょう; lit. "Passion") is a song recorded by Japanese singer Shizuka Kudo, from her twelfth studio album, Dress. It was released by Pony Canyon as the album's lead single on November 7, 1996. It is the theme song of the CX television series Yuzurenai Yoru, starring Kudo herself. "Gekijō" was written by Miyuki Nakajima specifically for the drama; after reading the script, Kudo immediately thought of Nakajima for the soundtrack and sought to have her write the theme song. Nakajima's lyrics invoke the series' title, which loosely translates to "Unyielding Night".