Known for
- 2025A Big Bold Beautiful JourneycomposerMovie
age 75 - 2019Ni no KunicomposerMovie
age 69 - 2019Children of the SeacomposerMovie
age 69 - 2017Our Time Will ComecomposerMovie
age 67 - 2016What a Wonderful Family!composerMovie
age 66 - 2014Zakurozaka no AdauchicomposerMovie
age 64 - 2014Gone with the BulletscomposerMovie
age 64 - 2013The Tale of the Princess KaguyacomposerMovie
age 63 - 2013Tokyo FamilycomposerMovie
age 63 - 2012Tenchi: The Samurai AstronomercomposerMovie
age 62 - 2010The Little HousecomposerMovie
age 60 - 2010VillaincomposerMovie
age 60
| Role | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  A Big Bold Beautiful Journey | Movie | composer | 75 |
| 2019 |  Ni no Kuni | Movie | composer | 69 |
| 2019 |  Children of the Sea | Movie | composer | 69 |
| 2017 |  Our Time Will Come | Movie | composer | 67 |
| 2016 |  What a Wonderful Family! | Movie | composer | 66 |
| 2014 |  Zakurozaka no Adauchi | Movie | composer | 64 |
| 2014 |  Gone with the Bullets | Movie | composer | 64 |
| 2013 |  The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Movie | composer | 63 |
| 2013 |  Tokyo Family | Movie | composer | 63 |
| 2012 |  Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer | Movie | composer | 62 |
| 2010 |  The Little House | Movie | composer | 60 |
| 2010 |  Villain | Movie | composer | 60 |
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Career timeline
Award won Role or nomination
age 0
- Born
age 34
age 38
- My Neighbor Totorocomposer
age 41
- A Scene at the Seacomposer
age 43
- Sonatinecomposer
age 46
- Kids Returncomposer
age 47
- Hana-bicomposer
age 49
- Kikujirocomposer
age 50
- Brothercomposer
age 52
- Dollscomposer
- When the Last Sword Is Drawncomposer
age 55
- Yamatocomposer
- Welcome to Dongmakgolcomposer
- A Chinese Tall Storycomposer
age 56
- The Postmodern Life of My Auntcomposer
age 57
- A Tale of Mari and Three Puppiescomposer
- Glory to the Filmmaker!composer
- The Sun Also Risescomposer
age 58
- Departurescomposer
age 59
- Saka no Ue no Kumocomposer
age 60
- The Little Housecomposer
- Villaincomposer
- Ocean Heavencomposer
- Let the Bullets Flycomposer
age 62
- Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomercomposer
age 63
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguyacomposer
- Tokyo Familycomposer
age 64
- Zakurozaka no Adauchicomposer
- Gone with the Bulletscomposer
age 66
- What a Wonderful Family!composer
age 67
- Our Time Will Comecomposer
age 69
- Ni no Kunicomposer
- Children of the Seacomposer
age 75
- A Big Bold Beautiful Journeycomposer
Career in numbers
Scores by year
- 1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind84.5
- 1988My Neighbor Totoro85.9
- 1993Sonatine80.7
- 1997Hana-bi90.0
- 1999Kikujiro57.0
- 2000Brother48.7
- 2002Dolls70.0
- 2005Welcome to Dongmakgol77.0
- 2008Departures73.0
- 2010Villain58.5
- 2010Let the Bullets Fly68.5
- 2013The Tale of the Princess Kaguya87.8
- 2017Our Time Will Come84.0
- 2019Children of the Sea65.5
- 2025A Big Bold Beautiful Journey37.0
Worked with most
By shared titlesFamily and influences
Influenced by
Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Studied under, Taught.
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Quotes
It still starts the same way - with a piano.I use technology but don't really rely upon it.I think it should be part of the process,not the entire process.
Read the full quoteI actually don't like playing the piano or conducting the orchestra.There is always an exchange of energies,which is not even.It's one against 80.
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Facts
Personal details
- Nationalities
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Years active
- 1974–
- Instruments
- piano, voice
- Record labels
- Universal Music Japan, Deutsche Grammophon
- Genres
- minimalist music, film score, classical music
- Notable works
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Hana-bi
- Education
- Kunitachi College of Music, Suzaka High School