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Joe Hisaishi

Born Dec. 6, 1950
Nagano, Japan
75 years old

Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental …

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Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.

142 titles
127 Sound
3 Acting
1 Directing

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Spirited Away (2001)

Original music

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Original music

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Original music

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Original music

Ponyo (2008)

Original music

Castle in the Sky (1986)

Original music

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Original music

Warriors of the Wind (1984)

Original music

Porco Rosso (1992)

Original music / Music Director

The Wind Rises (2013)

Original music

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

Original music / Conductor

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Original music

Departures (2008)

Original music

Fireworks (1997)

Original music

Sonatine (1993)

Original music

Kikujiro (1999)

Original music

Brother (2000)

Original music

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)

Original music

Dolls (2002)

Original music

Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Original music

Children of the Sea (2019)

Original music

Kids Return (1996)

Original music

NiNoKuni (2019)

Original music

A Scene at the Sea (1991)

Original music

Show all (127)

Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)

Original music

When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)

Original music

Ocean Heaven (2010)

Original music

Robot Carnival (1987)

Original music

Tom Thumb (2001)

Original music / Orchestrator

Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)

Original music

The Sun Also Rises (2007)

Original music

Tokyo Family (2013)

Original music

Venus Wars (1989)

Original music

Villain (2010)

Original music

The Little House (2014)

Original music

Yamato (2005)

Original music

25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert (2008)

Music Arranger / Conductor / Music

What a Wonderful Family! (2016)

Original music

A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

Original music

Our Time Will Come (2017)

Original music

Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)

Original music

Parasite Eve (1997)

Original music

Arion (1986)

Original music

What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)

Original music

W's Tragedy (1984)

Original music

Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023)

Original music

Birth (1984)

Original music

Robot Carnival (1987)

Original music

The Wizard of Oz (1982)

Original music

Leviathan (2025)

Songs

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)

Original music

Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)

Original music

Silent Love (2024)

Original music

Snow on The Blades (2014)

Original music

Clouds Over the Hill (2009)

Original music

Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (1983)

Original music

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007)

Original music

The Rocking Horsemen (1992)

Original music

What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018)

Original music

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)

Original music

Till the End of the World (2018)

Original music

Techno Police 21C (1982)

Music

The Drifting Classroom (1987)

Original music

The Legend (2007)

Music

Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)

Original music

Boro the Caterpillar (2018)

Original music

Early Spring Story (1985)

Original music

Imaginary Flying Machines (2002)

Original music

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

Original music

Miracle Apples (2013)

Original music

First Love (2000)

Original music

The Forest of Wool and Steel (2018)

Theme Song Performance

Amazing Sarutobi (1982)

Music

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench (2018)

Original music

Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)

Original music

In This Corner of the World (2018)

Original music

Spring Bell (1985)

Music

Sunny and the Elephant (2008)

Original music

Those of the Treetops and Heaven (2015)

Music

Alpen Rose (1985)

Music

Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)

Original music

I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)

Original music

Lover's Time (1987)

Original music

Rest on Your Shoulder (2011)

Original music

"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" (2002)

Original music

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1991)

Original music

Samurai Kids (1993)

Original music

Tasmania Story (1990)

Music

Those Swell Yakuza (1988)

Original music

Turning Point (1994)

Original music

A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest (2009)

Original music

As the River Flows (2000)

Music supervision

Atami Murder Case (1986)

Original music

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss (2016)

Music

Deer Friend (1991)

Music

Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses (2018)

Original music

Flower and Sword (2017)

Original music

Green Requiem (1988)

Music

Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid (2013)

Music

Piano (1994)

Music

Quartet (2001)

Original music

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1994)

Original music

The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction (2002)

Original music

The Silver Twilight (1990)

Music

This Story of Love (1987)

Original music

Twin Hawks (1984)

Music

A Summer Trip (2021)

Original music

A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion (1987)

Music

Chicken Man and Red Neck (1987)

Music

Comeback

Music

Dear Alice (2021)

Music

Deprive (1987)

Music

Franken's Gears

Music

Glorious Number 3 (1981)

Music

Hisaishi Symphonique (2022)

Conductor / Musician / Music

J9 Series (1981)

Music

Network Baby (1990)

Original music

Onna Nobunaga (2013)

Original music

Opus Carré (2024)

Music

Presence (1987)

Music

Star Light Angel (1987)

Music

Summer (2025)

Original music

Sweetheart Chocolate (2012)

Music

Two Down Full Base (1982)

Original music

Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes (2024)

Original music

ろぼっ子ビートン (1976)

Music

咽び唄の里土呂久 (1976)

Music

Acting (3)

Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen (2009)

久石让x新日本爱乐世界梦幻交响乐团 WORLD DREAM ORCHESTRA 2017

コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール (2021)

Directing (1)

Quartet (2001)

Writing (1)

Quartet (2001)

Screenplay

Crew (1)

Free and Easy 2 (1989)

Compositor

Appearances (13)

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)

Self

Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2024)

Self

25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert (2008)

Self - Conductor

Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery (2005)

Self - Interviewee

Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2014)

Self

A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour (2005)

Self

Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director (2010)

Self

Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano (2000)

Self

The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away (2001)

Self

Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki (2017)

Self

Hisaishi Symphonique (2022)

Self - Conductor

NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen (2008)

Self

The Songs of Studio Ghibli (2019)

Self