# Munetaka Higuchi

> Munetaka Higuchi  was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s. In 2018, readers and professional musicians voted Higuchi the second best drummer in the history of hard rock and heavy metal in We Rock magazine's "Metal General Election".

*Japanese drummer (1958-2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/munetaka-higuchi

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1958-12-24
- **Died:** 2008-11-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 10.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/MUROCKmuseum (@MUROCKmuseum)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383686/ (@nm0383686)

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2530475)
- [Munetaka Higuchi](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3214196)

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