Naruyoshi Kikuchi

Composer

Born: June 14, 1963 (62 years old)

Biography

Naruyoshi Kikuchi (born 1963) is a versatile Japanese musician, composer, writer, producer, and saxophonist known for his avant-garde jazz, anime soundtracks (like Gundam Thunderbolt, Cowboy Bebop, Lupin the Third), and work as a university lecturer, journalist, and DJ. He's a prominent figure in Japan's music scene, leading bands like DCPRG, signing with Impulse! Records, and producing for Sony Music, all while teaching and writing extensively.

Filmography (11)

• Almost People (2023, ★ 8)
• Rohan at the Louvre (2023, ★ 7.7)
• Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional (2025, ★ 8.6)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016, ★ 7.6)
• Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2020, ★ 8)
• Dynamite Graffiti (2018, ★ 6.2)
• The Vanished (2006, ★ 5.1)
• Until the Lights Come Back (2005, ★ 6)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017, ★ 6.3)
• Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012, ★ 7.1)
• MoonPhase (2004, ★ 7.8)