Kenji Kawai
Japanese music composer and arranger (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenji Kawai (川井 憲次, Kawai Kenji, born April 23, 1957) is a Japanese music composer and arranger. Known as one of the biggest names in the soundtrack world, he has worked on a wide range of mixed media productions, including anime, TV shows, films and video games.[1] Among his credits are Toei's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever, Tsui Hark's Seven Swords and Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon; Wilson Yip's Ip Man; Mamoru Oshii's films The Red Spectacles, StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Ghost in the Shell, Mobile Police Patlabor, The Sky Crawlers and Avalon; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ and Maison Ikkoku; the live-action adaptation of Gantz and Hideo Nakata's films Ring, Ring 2, Chaos, Dark Water and Kaidan.
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Kenji Kawai 川井 憲次 | |
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Also known as | Kaai (かーいさん, Kāi-san) |
Born | (1957-04-23) April 23, 1957 (age 67) Shinagawa, Japan |
Genres | Film score Electronic music Instrumental music |
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Years active | 1980–present |
Website | www |
His nephew, Hidehiro Kawai, is a bassist in Fox Capture Plan, an instrumental band.