Person DS/UK/24384 Hisaishi; Joe (6 December 1950); Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist Hisaishi Joe 6 December 1950 Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist Male (cisgender) Mamoru Fujisawa Nakano, Nagano, Japan (born)

Japanese Music | Composer, Piano | Classical Asian No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Joe Hisaishi 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. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea (1991), Sonatine (1993), Kids Return (1996), Hana-bi (1997), Kikujiro (1999), Brother (2000), and Dolls (2002), and for the video game series Ni no Kuni. He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hisaishi (2024) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKIRKBRIDE 11/26/2024 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 11/26/2024 5bbec9d0-5d4c-44a6-957b-1e6d97cff816