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Kenji Kawai

Kenji Kawai

Born April 23, 1957 · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.

Sound 237

2020s

  1. 2027

    Patlabor EZY File 3

    Original Music Composer

  2. 2026

    Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1

    Original Music Composer

  3. Patlabor EZY File 2

    Original Music Composer

  4. The Criminal

    Original Music Composer

  5. Ultraman Teo

    Original Music Composer

  6. Patlabor EZY File 1

    Original Music Composer

  7. うちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる

    Original Music Composer

  8. 2025

    Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

    Original Music Composer

  9. Candlestick

    Original Music Composer

  10. Umamusume: Cinderella Gray

    Original Music Composer

    80
  11. 2024

    Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture

    Music

    69

  12. Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 2

    Music

  13. Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1

    Original Music Composer

  14. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

    Original Music Composer

    75
  15. 2023

    The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe

    Original Music Composer

    73

  16. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

    Original Music Composer

    72

  17. Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    Music

  18. My Home Hero

    Original Music Composer

    71

  19. Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1

    Music

  20. Kamen Rider Outsiders

    Music

  21. The Fire Hunter

    Original Music Composer

    60
  22. 2022

    Toku: Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Yuki no Maki

    Original Music Composer

  23. Blood Friends

    Original Music Composer

  24. 2021

    Limbo

    Original Music Composer

    75

  25. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the East

    Music

  26. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West

    Original Music Composer

    76

  27. Vlad Love

    Original Music Composer

    57
  28. 2020

    The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

    Original Music Composer

    60

  29. Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW

    Original Music Composer

    70

  30. Remotely Killed

    Original Music Composer

2010s

  1. 2019

    Ip Man 4: The Finale

    Original Music Composer

    72

  2. Shishigari

    Original Music Composer

  3. No Guns Life

    Original Music Composer

    66

  4. Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Grease

    Original Music Composer

  5. Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Cross-Z

    Original Music Composer

  6. 2018

    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever

    Original Music Composer

    68

  7. Mampuku

    Original Music Composer

  8. Kamen Rider Build: Be The One

    Original Music Composer

    71

  9. Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

    Original Music Composer

    61

  10. Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden

    Music

  11. Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!

    Original Music Composer

    63

  12. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

    Original Music Composer

    80

  13. The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!

    Original Music Composer

    64
  14. 2017

    Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders

    Original Music Composer

    69

  15. BORDER Redemption

    Original Music Composer

  16. BORDER The Urge Medical Examiner Mika HIGA

    Original Music Composer

  17. Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield

    Original Music Composer

    67

  18. Resident Evil: Vendetta

    Original Music Composer

    60

  19. Sand Whale and Me

    Music

  20. Dawn of the Nazis

    Original Music Composer

  21. 2016

    石川五右衛門

    Original Music Composer

  22. Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru

    Original Music Composer

  23. RE:BORN

    Original Music Composer

    63

  24. Mob Psycho 100

    Original Music Composer

    85

  25. Servamp

    Original Music Composer

    68

  26. G2.5

    Music

  27. JOKER GAME

    Original Music Composer

    68
  28. 2015

    Ip Man 3

    Original Music Composer

    69

  29. Ghost Theater

    Original Music Composer

    50

  30. Apocalypse: Stalin

    Original Music Composer

  31. The Perfect Insider

    Original Music Composer

    66

  32. Gamera

    Original Music Composer

  33. The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War

    Original Music Composer

    50

  34. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 7

    Music

  35. Burning Flower

    Original Music Composer

  36. Ghost Theater

    Original Music Composer

  37. 2014

    Tomcat's Big Adventure

    Music

  38. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 6

    Music

  39. Garm Wars: The Last Druid

    Music

  40. The Perfect Insider

    Music

  41. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 5

    Music

  42. Girl Friend BETA

    Original Music Composer

  43. World Trigger

    Music

    74

  44. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 4

    Music

  45. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 3

    Music

  46. Barakamon

    Original Music Composer

    82

  47. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 2

    Music

  48. Monsterz

    Original Music Composer

    55

  49. Border

    Music

    74

  50. THE NEXT GENERATION Patlabor: Chapter 1

    Music

  51. Hakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky

    Original Music Composer

  52. The Next Generation: Patlabor

    Original Music Composer

  53. Shitamachi Bobsleigh

    Original Music Composer

  54. Genome Hazard

    Music

    64

  55. Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo

    Original Music Composer

  56. 2013

    Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

    Original Music Composer

    64

  57. Tales from the Dark 2

    Original Music Composer

  58. Sadako 3D 2

    Original Music Composer

    43

  59. Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto

    Original Music Composer

    63

  60. Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak

    Music

  61. Tales from the Dark 1

    Original Music Composer

  62. The Complex

    Original Music Composer

    50

  63. The Complex: Prologue

    Original Music Composer

  64. 2012

    NEXT A-Class

    Music

  65. 009 Re:Cyborg

    Original Music Composer

  66. Sadako 3D

    Original Music Composer

    41

  67. Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger

    Music

    82

  68. Umechan Sensei

    Music

  69. 2011

    Wild 7

    Original Music Composer

    56

  70. Tsukahara Bokuden

    Music

  71. Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

    Original Music Composer

  72. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler

    Original Music Composer

  73. Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible

    Original Music Composer

  74. Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety

    Original Music Composer

    67

  75. Rabbit Horror

    Original Music Composer

    51

  76. Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

    Original Music Composer

    66

  77. NHK Special: Unsolved Cases

    Music

  78. Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos

    Original Music Composer

  79. Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

    Original Music Composer

  80. Gantz: Perfect Answer

    Original Music Composer

    63

  81. Xi AVANT

    Music

  82. 2010

    Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial

    Original Music Composer

    71

  83. Gantz

    Original Music Composer

    64

  84. The Incite Mill

    Original Music Composer

    56

  85. 009: The Reopening

    Music

  86. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer-

    Original Music Composer

    67

  87. Chatroom

    Original Music Composer

    43

  88. 28½

    Original Music Composer

  89. Steel Frame

    Original Music Composer

  90. ランデブー！

    Original Music Composer

  91. Ip Man 2

    Original Music Composer

    78

  92. Shoka

    Original Music Composer

  93. Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost

    Original Music Composer

    68

  94. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

    Original Music Composer

    68

2000s

  1. 2009

    Assault Girls

    Original Music Composer

    40

  2. Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden

    Original Music Composer

    68

  3. The Hovering Blade

    Original Music Composer

  4. Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication

    Music

  5. Apocalypse: The Second World War

    Music

    88

  6. Rain Fall

    Original Music Composer

  7. Shrill Cries: Reshuffle

    Music

    54

  8. Eden of the East

    Original Music Composer

    73
  9. 2008

    Ip Man

    Original Music Composer

    77

  10. The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming

    Original Music Composer

  11. Nanase Once More

    Music

  12. Orochi - Blood

    Music

  13. The Sky Crawlers

    Original Music Composer

    70

  14. Ghost in the Shell 2.0

    Original Music Composer

    83

  15. ＮＨＫスペシャル 沸騰都市

    Musician

  16. Shrill Cries of Summer

    Original Music Composer

    55

  17. Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony

    Music

  18. Death Note: L Change the WorLd

    Original Music Composer

    60
  19. 2007

    The Women of Fast Food

    Music

  20. Kaidan

    Original Music Composer

    63

  21. Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    Music

    81
  22. 2006

    Battle of the Warriors

    Original Music Composer

    65

  23. Death Note: The Last Name

    Original Music Composer

    73

  24. Trapped Ashes

    Original Music Composer

  25. Dragon Tiger Gate

    Original Music Composer

    63

  26. Death Note

    Original Music Composer

    75

  27. Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

    Original Music Composer

  28. Higurashi: When They Cry

    Original Music Composer

    78

  29. Running Wild

    Original Music Composer

    63

  30. Fate/stay night

    Original Music Composer

    72
  31. 2005

    Inferno

    Original Music Composer

  32. Reincarnation

    Original Music Composer

    61

  33. Seven Swords

    Original Music Composer

    52

  34. Open Your Mind

    Music

  35. Antarctic Journal

    Original Music Composer

    59

  36. Starship Operators

    Music

  37. 2004

    Premonition

    Music

    63

  38. Ultraman Nexus

    Music

    84

  39. Windy Tales

    Music

    70

  40. Kibakichi 2

    Original Music Composer

  41. Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

    Music

  42. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    Original Music Composer, Music

    71

  43. Kibakichi

    Original Music Composer

    53
  44. 2003

    Tokyo Vein

    Music

  45. 2002

    Bloody Mallory

    Original Music Composer

  46. Samouraïs

    Original Music Composer, Music

  47. Patlabor WXIII the Movie

    Music

    60

  48. MiniPato

    Music

  49. Dark Water

    Original Music Composer

    72
  50. 2001

    The Princess Blade

    Original Music Composer

    57

  51. Unloved

    Original Music Composer

  52. G.R.M.: The Record Of Garm War

    Music

  53. Rune Soldier

    Original Music Composer

    70

  54. Sadistic and Masochistic

    Music

  55. Avalon

    Original Music Composer

  56. 2000

    Chaos

    Original Music Composer

  57. Ghiblies

    Music

  58. Sleeping Bride

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Woman of S.R.I.

    Original Music Composer

  2. Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

    Music

  3. You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

    Music

    64

  4. Ring 2

    Original Music Composer

    45
  5. 1998

    Ring

    Original Music Composer

    79
  6. 1997

    Vampire Princess Miyu

    Original Music Composer

    69

  7. Hyper Police

    Music

  8. 1996

    Yat, The Space Patrol

    Original Music Composer

  9. Blue Seed Beyond

    Music

  10. 1995

    Ghost in the Shell

    Original Music Composer

    82

  11. Sorcerer Hunters

    Original Music Composer

    67

  12. Wild Knights Gulkeeva

    Original Music Composer

  13. 1994

    Mighty Space Miners

    Original Music Composer

  14. Blue Seed

    Original Music Composer

    69

  15. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor: Tylor's War

    Music

  16. The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

    Music, Songs

  17. 1993

    Patlabor 2: The Movie

    Original Music Composer

    75
  18. 1992

    Wolf Guy

    Original Music Composer

  19. Talking Head

    Original Music Composer

  20. Patlabor: One Day of Noa

    Original Music Composer

  21. Hime-chan's Ribbon

    Original Music Composer

  22. 1991

    Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

    Original Music Composer

    71

  23. Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring

    Music

  24. Mermaid Forest

    Music

  25. Mikadroid

    Original Music Composer

  26. Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops

    Music

    62

  27. Kekko Kamen

    Original Music Composer

  28. Burn Up

    Music

  29. DRAGON FIST

    Music

  30. Luna Varga

    Music

  31. Go Nagai World

    Music

  32. 1990

    Patlabor: The New Files

    Original Music Composer

  33. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V

    Music

  34. Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side

    Music

  35. Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale

    Original Music Composer

  36. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III

    Music

  37. MAROKO

    Original Music Composer

  38. Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird

    Original Music Composer

  39. Samurai Pizza Cats

    Music

    75

1980s

  1. 1989

    Patlabor: The TV Series

    Original Music Composer

    75

  2. Patlabor: The Movie

    Original Music Composer

    70

  3. Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II

    Music

  4. All That Gundam

    Music

  5. 1988

    One Pound Gospel

    Original Music Composer

  6. Vampire Princess Miyu

    Music Editor

    68

  7. Vampire Princess Miyu

    Music

  8. Star Virgin

    Original Music Composer

  9. Patlabor: Early Days

    Original Music Composer

    73
  10. 1987

    Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

    Original Music Composer

  11. Twilight Q

    Music

  12. Twilight Q

    Music

  13. The Red Spectacles

    Original Music Composer

    65

  14. Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission

    Music

1970s

  1. 1971

    Kamen Rider

    Music

    73

No release date

  1. 哪吒传奇·龙与地下铁

    Music

Acted in 3

2000s

  1. 2008

    Film director Mamoru Oshii: Turning fantasies into reality

    Movie

  2. Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony

    Composer

  3. 2006

    Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

    Hamburger Tetsu (voice)

Wrote 2

2000s

  1. 2008

    Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony

    Writer

  2. 2005

    Open Your Mind

    Writer

Other crew 2

2010s

  1. 2018

    Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

    Mixing Engineer

    80
  2. 2017

    Sand Whale and Me

    Mixing Engineer

Art department 1