Japanese cook (82) behind turntables Tokyo

tokio - A 82-year-old Japanese is the day after the pans in a restaurant in Tokyo, emerging at night as a DJ. Sumiko Iwamuro runs as DJ Sumirock until late into the night in several clubs in the Japanese capital for public documents is younger than her.

Japan is known for its ancient inhabitants, a quarter of the Japanese in 2015 was over 65 years old. Many of them are in their old age very active. Iwamuro thereon is certainly no exception. Her career switch began when she was in the seventies and the music picked at the birthday of her son.

Then the ball was rolling quickly. She decided to attend classes at a school for DJs to learn the tricks of the trade and was before she knew in the club. They stole her mix of techno, jazz and classical music the hearts of her much younger audience. 'She has an energy that can be measured easily with any younger here,' said the 25-year-old clubber Fuminari Fujii.

Iwamuro is not planning to sit behind the geraniums. In fact, she dreams of ever conquering the club scene in New York. 'When I stand behind the decks, I want to get hold of the beat and play the best music. If my audience enjoy, I enjoy the most. '