Kenji Kawai

Composer

Born: April 23, 1957 (69 years old)

Place of birth: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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.

Filmography (157)

• Gamera (2015, ★ 9.8)
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018, ★ 8.2)
• Mob Psycho 100 (2016, ★ 8.5)
• Hyper Police (1997, ★ 9)
• The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020, ★ 7.3)
• Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010, ★ 7.5)
• Ip Man (2008, ★ 7.8)
• Ip Man 2 (2010, ★ 7.5)
• Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009, ★ 8.4)
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004, ★ 7.3)
• The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023, ★ 7.4)
• Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993, ★ 7.4)
• Limbo (2021, ★ 7.2)
• Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991, ★ 7.2)
• Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008, ★ 7.4)
• Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1 (2023, ★ 7.6)
• Ghost in the Shell (1995, ★ 7.9)
• Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023, ★ 7.8)
• Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019, ★ 7.3)
• BORDER Redemption (2017, ★ 7.3)
• The Hovering Blade (2009, ★ 8.2)
• Samurai Pizza Cats (1990, ★ 8.1)
• Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011, ★ 7.6)
• Windy Tales (2004, ★ 7.2)
• Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (2012, ★ 8.2)
• Ultraman Nexus (2004, ★ 8.1)
• World Trigger (2014, ★ 7.3)
• Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020, ★ 7.4)
• Barakamon (2014, ★ 8.1)
• Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021, ★ 7.8)