Kenji Kawai ( Jap. 川 井 憲 次 Kawai Kenji , April 23, 1957 , Tokyo ) is one of the most famous Japanese composers [1] . Born in Tokyo ’s Shinagawa district.
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Date of Birth | April 23, 1957 (62 years) |
Place of Birth | Tokyo , Shinagawa |
A country | Japan |
Professions | composer |
Years of activity | - present time |
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www.kenjikawai.com/ | |
Known for soundtracks for numerous anime and movies . Thanks to the music of most of the anime Mamoru Hosea ( Ghost in Armor , Ghost in Armor: Innocence , The Sky Crawlers ), as well as his film Avalon and the soundtracks for all horror films of Hideo Nakata ( “Bell” , “Bell 2” , "Dark Waters" , etc.). For the music for the Chinese historical films " Seven Swords " ("Seven Swords") and " The Battle of Minds " ("A Battle of Wits") in 2006 and 2007 was nominated for the Hong Kong Prize. Recent years are recognizable for their work in the three full-length films “Death Note” .
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Biography
Kenji Kawai was born on April 23, 1957 in Tokyo. In childhood, he became interested in music, as his father loved to listen to classical music. Kawai studied at the University of Tokyo, but six months before graduation, he left him and strenuously engaged in composing music and playing the guitar. His first job in the anime industry was the soundtrack for the television series Maison Ikkoku . In the future, he composed music for a few dozen anime series. One of his most acclaimed works is the soundtrack to the film " Ghost in the Shell " (1995) [1] .
Anime Works
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- " A-Ko the Versus " ( OVA )
- " Aka-chan to Boku "
- " Blue Seed " (TV series)
- Blue Seed (OVA)
- “ Burn Up! "
- "Corrector Yui"
- "D4 Princess"
- "Dai-Guard"
- "Dark Myth"
- "Devilman"
- " Death Note "
- Eyeshield 21 (full-length film)
- Fate / stay night
- Fate / stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (full-length film)
- " Ghost in the Shell " (full-length film)
- " Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence "
- " Gunparade March "
- "Guystars - Fractions of The Earth"
- " Hime-chan's Ribbon "
- " Higashi no Eden "
- " Higurashi no Naku Koro ni "
- " Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai "
- " Hyper Police "
- "Iczelion"
- "Irresponsible Captain Tylor"
- "Jinki: Extend"
- " Joker Game "
- "Kurogane Communication"
- " Luna Varga "
- " Maison Ikkoku "
- Mermaid Forest
- Metal Fighter Miku
- " Mighty Space Miners "
- "Mini Pato"
- " Mob Psycho 100 "
- "Musha Maru Den Two"
- " Otogi Zoshi "
- Patlabor (OVA)
- " Patlabor " (TV series)
- " Patlabor 1 " (full-length film)
- Patlabor 2 (full-length film)
- " Patlabor WXIII " (full-length film)
- " Ranma ½ " (OVA)
- " Ranma ½ " (TV series)
- "Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China" (full-length film)
- "Rave Master"
- " Rune Soldier "
- Samurai Pizza Cats
- "SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando"
- Sky Crawlers ( 2008 , full-length film)
- " Sorcerer Hunters " (TV series)
- Sorcerer Hunters (OVA)
- "Starship Operators"
- " UFO Princess Valkyrie "
- " UFO Princess Valkyrie 2 "
- " Vampire Princess Miyu " (OVA)
- " Vampire Princess Miyu " (TV series)
- " Windy Tales "
- “YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou »
- “YAT Anshin! Uchu Ryokou 2 »
- " You're Under Arrest " (full-length film)
- Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
- Zetsuai 1989
Cinematography Works
- " Ip Man 3 " (2015)
- The Last Druid: Garms Wars ( 2014 )
- Ip Man 2 ( 2010 )
- " Apocalypse: World War II " ( 2009 )
- Ip Man ( 2008 )
- Death Notebook: L: Change the World (2008)
- Death Notebook: Last Name ( 2006 )
- Death Note (2006)
- “ Higurashi no Naku Koro ni ” ( “When cicadas cry” ) (2006)
- " Battle of the minds " (2006)
- Dragon Tiger Gate (2006: The Gate of the Tiger and the Dragon)
- Seven Swords ( 2005 )
- Bloody Mallory (Bloody Malory) ( 2002 )
- Samurai (2002)
- “ Dark Waters ” (2002)
- Avalon ( Avalon , 2001 )
- “Unloved” (2001)
- Sadistic and Masochistic ( 2000 )
- "Sleeping Bride" ( "Garasu no nou" , 2000)
- “ Call 2 ” ( “Ringu 2” , Japan, 1999 )
- Chaos ( Kaosu , 1999)
- “ Call ” ( “Ringu” , Japan, 1998 )
- Talking Head ( 1992 )
- Mikadoroido ( 1991 )
- "Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops" ( "Jigoku no banken: kerubersu" , 1991)
- "The Red Spectacles" ( "Jigoku no banken: akai megane" , 1987 )
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Ivanov B. А. Introduction to Japanese animation. - 2nd ed. - M .: Cinema Development Fund; POF "Eisenstein Center for Cinema Culture Studies", 2001. - p. 311-313. - 396 s. - ISBN ISBN 5-901631-01-3 .
See also
- Mamoru Hosea
- Anime
- Death note