Joe Hisaishi
Nagano, Japan

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.

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Crew

Silent Love (2024)
Original Music Composer
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Original Music Composer
Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2023)
Original Music Composer
A Summer Trip (2021)
Original Music Composer
NiNoKuni (2019)
Original Music Composer
Children of the Sea (2019)
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What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018)
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Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
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Till the End of the World (2018)
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Our Time Will Come (2017)
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What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)
Original Music Composer
What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
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Those of the Treetops and Heaven (2015)
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Snow on The Blades (2014)
Original Music Composer
The Little House (2014)
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The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
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The Wind Rises (2013)
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Miracle Apples (2013)
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Tokyo Family (2013)
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Sweetheart Chocolate (2012)
Music
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
Original Music Composer
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
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Rest on Your Shoulder (2011)
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Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
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Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
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Villain (2010)
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Ocean Heaven (2010)
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A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest (2009)
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Sunny and the Elephant (2008)
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I Want to Be a Shellfish (2008)
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Departures (2008)
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Ponyo (2008)
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A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
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The Sun Also Rises (2007)
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The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2007)
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A Chinese Tall Story (2005)
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Yamato (2005)
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Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
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Dolls (2002)
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Imaginary Flying Machines (2002)
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The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction (2002)
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Mei and the Kittenbus (2002)
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Tom Thumb (2001)
Music
Quartet (2001)
Director | Original Music Composer | Screenplay
Spirited Away (2001)
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Brother (2000)
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As the River Flows (2000)
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First Love (2000)
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Kikujiro (1999)
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Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)
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Fireworks (1997)
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Princess Mononoke (1997)
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Parasite Eve (1997)
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Kids Return (1996)
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Turning Point (1994)
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Samurai Kids (1993)
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Sonatine (1993)
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Haruka, Nostalgia (1993)
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The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
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Porco Rosso (1992)
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A Scene at the Sea (1991)
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Fukuzawa Yukichi (1991)
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Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
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Deer Friend (1991)
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Tasmania Story (1990)
Music
Network Baby (1990)
Music
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
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Venus Wars (1989)
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Green Requiem (1988)
Music
Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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This Story of Love (1987)
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Robot Carnival (1987)
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The Drifting Classroom (1987)
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Lover's Time (1987)
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Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
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Atami Murder Case (1986)
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Arion (1986)
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Spring Bell (1985)
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Early Spring Story (1985)
Music
The Tragedy of “W” (1984)
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Birth: A War of Two Worlds (1984)
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
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The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Music
Techno Police 21C (1982)
Music
Two Down Full Base (1982)
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