About

Known credits:
131
Birthday:
1950-12-06
Place of birth:
Nagano, Japan
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Joe Hisaishi

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2024 Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie Actor Self - Conductor N/A
N/A
2021 コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール Actor N/A
N/A
2019 The Songs of Studio Ghibli Actor Self N/A
N/A
2017 Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki Actor Self 58
Average
2014 Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya Actor Self 58
Average
2013 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness Actor Self 63
Fair
2010 Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director Actor 59
Average
2009 Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen Actor N/A
N/A
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Actor Self - Conductor 61
Fair
2008 Making of Ponyo Actor Self N/A
N/A
2005 A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour Actor Self 59
Average
2005 Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery Actor Self - Interviewee 59
Average
2000 Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano Actor N/A
N/A
1998 How Princess Mononoke Was Born Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
2001 Quartet Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2001 Quartet Writing Screenplay N/A
N/A

Sound
2024 Opus Carré Sound Music N/A
N/A
2024 Silent Love Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2023 The Boy and the Heron Sound Original Music Composer 71
Good
2023 Spirited Away: Live on Stage Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie Sound Musician N/A
N/A
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie Sound Conductor N/A
N/A
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie Sound Music N/A
N/A
2021 Dear Alice Sound Music N/A
N/A
2021 A Summer Trip Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
2019 NiNoKuni Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2019 Children of the Sea Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2018 Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2018 In This Corner of the World Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2018 Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2018 What a Wonderful Family! 3 Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2018 Boro the Caterpillar Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2018 Till the End of the World Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2017 Our Time Will Come Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2017 What a Wonderful Family! 2 Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2016 What a Wonderful Family! Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven Sound Music 59
Average
2014 Snow on The Blades Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2014 The Little House Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya Sound Original Music Composer 76
Good
2013 The Wind Rises Sound Original Music Composer 75
Good
2013 Miracle Apples Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid Sound Music 58
Average
2013 Tokyo Family Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate Sound Music N/A
N/A
2012 Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2012 Casting Blossoms to the Sky Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Rest on Your Shoulder Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2010 Let the Bullets Fly Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2010 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2010 Villain Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2010 Ocean Heaven Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2009 A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2008 Sunny and the Elephant Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2008 I Want to Be a Shellfish Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2008 Departures Sound Original Music Composer 71
Good
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Sound Conductor 61
Fair
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Sound Music Arranger 61
Fair
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Sound Music 61
Fair
2008 Ponyo Sound Original Music Composer 75
Good
2007 A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2007 The Sun Also Rises Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2007 The Legend Sound Music 69
Fair
2007 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2005 A Chinese Tall Story Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2005 Yamato Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Sound Original Music Composer 82
Very good
2003 When the Last Sword Is Drawn Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2002 Dolls Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2002 Imaginary Flying Machines Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2002 The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2002 "The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2002 Mei and the Kittenbus Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2001 Tom Thumb Sound Orchestrator 58
Average
2001 Tom Thumb Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2001 Quartet Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
2001 Spirited Away Sound Original Music Composer 84
Very good
2000 Brother Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2000 As the River Flows Sound Music N/A
N/A
2000 First Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1999 Kikujiro Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
1998 Diary of Early Winter Shower Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1997 Fireworks Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1997 Princess Mononoke Sound Original Music Composer 81
Very good
1997 Parasite Eve Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1996 Kids Return Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1994 Turning Point Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1994 Piano Sound Music N/A
N/A
1994 A Voyage to the Future Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1993 Sonatine Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
1993 Samurai Kids Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1993 Haruka, Nostalgia Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1992 The Rocking Horsemen Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1992 Porco Rosso Sound Original Music Composer 75
Good
1991 A Scene at the Sea Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1991 Fukuzawa Yukichi Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1991 Chizuko's Younger Sister Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1991 Deer Friend Sound Music N/A
N/A
1990 Tasmania Story Sound Music 59
Average
1990 Network Baby Sound Music N/A
N/A
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service Sound Original Music Composer 75
Good
1989 Venus Wars Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1988 Green Requiem Sound Music N/A
N/A
1988 Those Swell Yakuza Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1988 My Neighbor Totoro Sound Original Music Composer 79
Good
1987 This Story of Love Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1987 Robot Carnival Sound Music 59
Average
1987 Robot Carnival Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1987 The Drifting Classroom Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1987 Lover's Time Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1986 Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1986 Castle in the Sky Sound Original Music Composer 77
Good
1986 Atami Murder Case Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1986 Arion Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1985 Spring Bell Sound Music 59
Average
1985 Early Spring Story Sound Music 58
Average
1985 Warriors of the Wind Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1985 Alpen Rose Sound Music N/A
N/A
1984 The Tragedy of “W” Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1984 Twin Hawks Sound Music 69
Fair
1984 Birth: A War of Two Worlds Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Sound Original Music Composer 76
Good
1983 Genesis Climber MOSPEADA Sound Music 69
Fair
1982 Amazing Sarutobi Sound Music 69
Fair
1982 The Wizard of Oz Sound Music 59
Average
1982 Techno Police 21C Sound Music 59
Average
1982 Two Down Full Base Sound Music N/A
N/A
1981 J9 Series Sound Music N/A
N/A
1976 ろぼっ子ビートン Sound Music N/A
N/A