Hero - Holding Out for a Hero

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Hero - Holding Out for a Hero (ヒーローHOLDING OUT FOR A HERO) is a song used to promote the Japanese version of the 2019 Hollywood film Detective Pikachu. The cover being used in the film is the one performed by Miki Asakura (麻倉未稀) that was originally released back in 1984. It is a cover of the Bonnie Tyler song Holding Out for a Hero.

Lyrics:	Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford
Composition:	Jim Steinman, Dean Pitchford
Japanese Lyrics	Masao Urino (売野雅勇)
Arrangment:	Hiroya Watanabe (渡辺博也)
Performed by:	Miki Asakura (麻倉未稀)

Lyrics

Japanese	Romanized Japanese	English Translation
愛は奇跡を信じる力よ	Ai wa kiseki wo shinjiru chikara yo	Love is the power to believe in miracles
孤独が魂　閉じ込めても	Kodoku ga kokoro tojikomete mo	Even when your heart is wrapped up in loneliness
ひとりきりじゃないよと　あなた	Hitori kiri janai yo to anata	You are not alone
愛を口移しに　教えてあげたい	Ai wo kuchi-utsushi ni oshiete agetai	I want to give you mouth-to-mouth and teach you about love

You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
胸に眠るヒーロー　揺り起こせ	Mune ni nemuru hiiroo yuri-okose	Wake up the hero within yourself
生命より　重い夢を　抱きしめて走れよ	Inochi yori omoi yume o dakishimete hashire yo	Grab hold of a dream heavier than life itself and dash forward
You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
つかまえてよ　ヒーローその手で	Tsukamaete yo hiiroo sono te de	Grab ahold of hero with your own two hands
夢をもし　あきらめたら	Yume o moshi akirametara	If you give up on your dreams
ただの残骸だよ	Tada no nukegara da yo	Then you're nothing but an empty shell

誰がやるというの　あなたの他に	Dare ka yaru to iu no anata no hoka ni	Someone says "do it" to someone other than you
震える肩に　ささやいたわ	Furueru kata ni sasayaita wa	Whispered to your shivering shoulders
淋しいのは　あなただけじゃない	Samishii no ha anata dake janai	You're not the only one who's lonely, you know
心の傷口に　ナイフたてて	Kokoro no kizuguchi ni naifu tatete	So why don't you go ahead and pull that knife out of your wounded heart

You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
傷だらけのヒーロー　誰でも	Kizu darake no hiiroo dare de mo	Any hero covered in wounds will do
悲しみに　振り向いたら	Kanashimi ni furi-muitara	If you're too busy looking back on your past sorrows
明日が見えないよ	Ashita ga mienai yo	Then you won't be able to see tomorrow
You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure
And it gotta be soon	And it gotta be soon	And it gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life

You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
胸に眠るヒーロー　揺り起こせ	Mune ni nemuru hiiroo yuri-okose	Wake up the hero within yourself
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above	Up where the mountains meet the heavens above	Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea	Out where the lightning splits the sea	Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere	I would swear that there's someone somewhere	I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me	Watching me	Watching me
Through the wind and the chill and the rain	Through the wind and the chill and the rain	Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood	And the storm and the flood	And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach	I can feel his approach	I can feel his approach
Like a fire in my blood	Like a fire in my blood	Like a fire in my blood

You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
胸に眠るヒーロー　揺り起こせ	Mune ni nemuru hiiroo yuri-okose	Wake up the hero within yourself
生命より重い夢を　抱きしめて走れよ	Inochi yori omoi yume o dakishimete hashire yo	Grab hold of a dream heavier than life itself and dash forward
You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure
And it gotta be soon	And it gotta be soon	And it gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life

You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
傷だらけのヒーロー　誰でも	Kizu darake no hiiroo dare de mo	Any hero covered in wounds will do
悲しみに　振り向いたら	Kanashimi ni furi-muitara	If you're too busy looking back on your past sorrows
明日が見えないよ	Ashita ga mienai yo	Then you won't be able to see tomorrow
You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero until the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero until the morning light	I'm holding out for a hero until the morning light
He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure	He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon	And it's gotta be soon	And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life	And he's gotta be larger than life
You need a hero	You need a hero	You need a hero

Background

Miki Asakura's cover is one of two covers of Bonnie Tyler's Holding Out for a Hero released in 1984. Yuki Katsuragi (葛城ユキ)'s was released on July 5th, 1984 while Miki Asakura's was released on November 5th, 1984. There are slight differences in the lyrics between the two versions despite both being written by Masao Urino. Detective Pikachu uses Miki Asakura's version.

The song was used as the opening theme to the 1984 TBS drama School Wars ~The Crybaby Teacher's Seven Year War~ (スクール☆ウォーズ〜泣き虫先生の7年戦争〜). It would later go on to be used as background music for various sports events in Japan.

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