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Kenji Kawai

Born April 23, 1957
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
69 years old

Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.

240 titles
238 Sound
3 Acting
2 Writing

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Ip Man (2008)

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

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Ip Man 2 (2010)

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Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

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Ip Man 3 (2015)

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Ring (1998)

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Mob Psycho 100 (2016)

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Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)

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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

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Death Note (2006)

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Dark Water (2002)

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

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Death Note: The Last Name (2006)

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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

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Ring 2 (1999)

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Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)

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Avalon (2001)

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Gantz (2010)

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Chatroom (2010)

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Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)

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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)

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RE:BORN (2016)

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Fate/stay night (2006)

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Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

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Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)

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Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)

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The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)

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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)

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Seven Swords (2005)

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Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

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Limbo (2021)

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The Sky Crawlers (2008)

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Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)

Music

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

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Barakamon (2014)

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Reincarnation (2005)

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Premonition (2004)

Music

Servamp (2016)

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Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017)

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Eden of the East (2009)

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Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)

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009 Re:Cyborg (2012)

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Kamen Rider (1971)

Music

Battle of the Warriors (2006)

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Sadako 3D (2012)

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Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)

Music

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)

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Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden (2009)

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The Incite Mill (2010)

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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)

Music

The Complex (2013)

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Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost (2010)

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Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987)

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My Home Hero (2023)

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Antarctic Journal (2005)

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Sadako 3D 2 (2013)

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Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020)

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No Guns Life (2019)

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Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)

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World Trigger (2014)

Music

Trapped Ashes (2006)

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Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)

Music

Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird (1990)

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Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)

Music

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)

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JOKER GAME (2016)

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The Red Spectacles (1987)

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The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (2018)

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Assault Girls (2009)

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Bloody Mallory (2002)

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Running Wild (2006)

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The Perfect Insider (2015)

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Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)

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Genome Hazard (2014)

Music

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- (2010)

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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II (1989)

Music

Kaidan (2007)

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The Princess Blade (2001)

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Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible (2011)

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Chaos (2000)

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Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (2024)

Music

Rain Fall (2009)

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Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals (2011)

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The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)

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Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018)

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Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018)

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Patlabor: The TV Series (1989)

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Rabbit Horror (2011)

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Shrill Cries of Summer (2008)

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The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)

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Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)

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Tales from the Dark 1 (2013)

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Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011)

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Monsterz (2014)

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Patlabor: Early Days (1988)

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Shrill Cries: Reshuffle (2009)

Music

Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos (2011)

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Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety (2011)

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Ghost Theater (2015)

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Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)

Music

Twilight Q (1987)

Music

Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication (2009)

Music

Mermaid Forest (1991)

Music

Umamusume: Cinderella Gray (2025)

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Ultraman Nexus (2004)

Music

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture (1999)

Music

Blue Seed (1994)

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The Fire Hunter (2023)

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Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)

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Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021)

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Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (2013)

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Border (2014)

Music

Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)

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Tales from the Dark 2 (2013)

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Burn Up (1991)

Music

Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak (2013)

Music

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016)

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Gamera (2015)

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Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V (1990)

Music

Samouraïs (2002)

Original music / Music

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)

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Kekko Kamen (1991)

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Kibakichi (2004)

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Talking Head (1992)

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Vampire Princess Miyu (1988)

Music Editor

Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III (1990)

Music

Vlad Love (2021)

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Wild 7 (2011)

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Windy Tales (2004)

Music

Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (2012)

Music

Kamen Rider Build: Be The One (2018)

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Rune Soldier (2001)

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Vampire Princess Miyu (1997)

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Ghiblies (2000)

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Sorcerer Hunters (1995)

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Hakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (2014)

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Mampuku (2018)

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Orochi - Blood (2008)

Music

Remotely Killed (2020)

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Star Virgin (1988)

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Starship Operators (2005)

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The Criminal (2026)

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Ultraman Teo (2026)

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Mikadroid (1991)

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The Complex: Prologue (2013)

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The Hovering Blade (2009)

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Unloved (2001)

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Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1 (2023)

Music

BORDER Redemption (2017)

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BORDER The Urge Medical Examiner Mika HIGA (2017)

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Burning Flower (2015)

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One Pound Gospel (1988)

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Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden (2018)

Music

Sleeping Bride (2000)

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Xi AVANT (2011)

Music

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023)

Music

Hyper Police (1997)

Music

Kamen Rider Outsiders (2023)

Music

Vampire Princess Miyu (1988)

Music

Ghost Theater (2015)

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Hime-chan's Ribbon (1992)

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Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Cross-Z (2019)

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Mighty Space Miners (1994)

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Open Your Mind (2005)

Music

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)

Music

The Perfect Insider (2014)

Music

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the East (2021)

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Girl Friend BETA (2014)

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Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease (2019)

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Patlabor: The New Files (1990)

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Sadistic and Masochistic (2001)

Music

Shishigari (2019)

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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA (1994)

Music / Songs

The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014)

Original music

Umechan Sensei (2012)

Music

009: The Reopening (2010)

Music

Candlestick (2025)

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Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony (2008)

Music

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (2025)

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THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6 (2014)

Music

THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7 (2015)

Music

The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)

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Toku: Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Yuki no Maki (2022)

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Twilight Q (1987)

Music

Wild Knights Gulkeeva (1995)

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All That Gundam (1989)

Music

Blood Friends (2022)

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Blue Seed Beyond (1996)

Music

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1 (2024)

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Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. (1999)

Music

Inferno (2005)

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Kibakichi 2 (2004)

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Luna Varga (1991)

Music

MAROKO (1990)

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MiniPato (2002)

Music

Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)

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Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side (1990)

Music

The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008)

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The Women of Fast Food (2007)

Music

Tsukahara Bokuden (2011)

Music

うちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる (2026)

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28½ (2010)

Original music

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission (1987)

Music

Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 2 (2024)

Music

Dawn of the Nazis (2017)

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DRAGON FIST (1991)

Music

Go Nagai World (1991)

Music

Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale (1990)

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Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring (1991)

Music

Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo (2014)

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Shoka (2010)

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Steel Frame (2010)

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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: Tylor's War (1994)

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Tomcat's Big Adventure (2014)

Music

Wolf Guy (1992)

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Yat, The Space Patrol (1996)

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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1 (2026)

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G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War (2001)

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G2.5 (2016)

Music

Nanase Once More (2008)

Music

NEXT A-Class (2012)

Music

NHK Special: Unsolved Cases (2011)

Music

Patlabor EZY File 1 (2026)

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Patlabor EZY File 2 (2026)

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Patlabor EZY File 3 (2027)

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Sand Whale and Me (2017)

Music

Shitamachi Bobsleigh (2014)

Original music

Tokyo Vein (2003)

Music

ランデブー！ (2010)

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哪吒传奇·龙与地下铁

Music

石川五右衛門 (2016)

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科捜研の女ファイナル (2026)

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ＮＨＫスペシャル沸騰都市 (2008)

Musician

Acting (3)

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)

Hamburger Tetsu (voice)

Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony (2008)

Composer

Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality (2008)

Writing (2)

Open Your Mind (2005)

Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony (2008)

Crew (2)

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

Mixing Engineer

Sand Whale and Me (2017)

Mixing Engineer

Art direction (1)

The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament (2006)