Omoiyari

This album is the soundtrack from a songfilm Kishi Bashi has made about the unjust internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. From Kishi Bashi’s Bandcamp: “While the theme of ‘Omoiyari’ is rooted in 1940s America, the album’s message is timeless. In exploring the emotional lives of the innocent Japanese-Americans who were unjustly incarcerated, Kishi Bashi hopes to nurture a sense of empathy, or omoiyari (おもいやり), in all who hear the album.”