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Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Born December 6, 1950 · Nagano, Japan

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Biography

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.

Sound 126

2020s

  1. 2025

    A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

    Original Music Composer

    52

  2. Summer

    Original Music Composer

  3. Leviathan

    Songs

    66
  4. 2024

    Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes

    Original Music Composer

  5. Opus Carré

    Music

  6. Silent Love

    Original Music Composer

  7. 2023

    The Boy and the Heron

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

    82

  8. Spirited Away: Live on Stage

    Original Music Composer

  9. 2022

    Hisaishi Symphonique

    Conductor, Musician, Music

  10. 2021

    Dear Alice

    Music

  11. A Summer Trip

    Original Music Composer

2010s

  1. 2019

    NiNoKuni

    Original Music Composer

    62

  2. Children of the Sea

    Original Music Composer

    67
  3. 2018

    Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses

    Original Music Composer

  4. In This Corner of the World

    Original Music Composer

  5. Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench

    Original Music Composer

  6. The Forest of Wool and Steel

    Theme Song Performance

  7. What a Wonderful Family! 3

    Original Music Composer

    70

  8. Boro the Caterpillar

    Original Music Composer

  9. Till the End of the World

    Original Music Composer

  10. 2017

    Our Time Will Come

    Original Music Composer

    73

  11. Flower and Sword

    Original Music Composer

  12. What a Wonderful Family! 2

    Original Music Composer

    70
  13. 2016

    Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss

    Music

  14. What a Wonderful Family!

    Original Music Composer

    69
  15. 2015

    Those of the Treetops and Heaven

    Music

  16. 2014

    Snow on The Blades

    Original Music Composer

  17. The Little House

    Original Music Composer

    72
  18. 2013

    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    Original Music Composer

    86

  19. The Wind Rises

    Original Music Composer

    81

  20. Miracle Apples

    Original Music Composer

  21. Onna Nobunaga

    Original Music Composer

  22. Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid

    Music

  23. Tokyo Family

    Original Music Composer

    74
  24. 2012

    Sweetheart Chocolate

    Music

  25. Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

    Original Music Composer

  26. Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Original Music Composer

  27. 2011

    Rest on Your Shoulder

    Original Music Composer

  28. 2010

    Let the Bullets Fly

    Original Music Composer

    73

  29. Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess

    Original Music Composer

  30. Villain

    Original Music Composer

    66

  31. Ocean Heaven

    Original Music Composer

    76

2000s

  1. 2009

    A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest

    Original Music Composer

  2. Clouds Over the Hill

    Original Music Composer

    76
  3. 2008

    Sunny and the Elephant

    Original Music Composer

  4. I Want to Be a Shellfish

    Original Music Composer

  5. Departures

    Original Music Composer

    77

  6. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    Music Arranger, Conductor, Music

    89

  7. Ponyo

    Original Music Composer

    82
  8. 2007

    A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies

    Original Music Composer

    74

  9. The Sun Also Rises

    Original Music Composer

  10. The Legend

    Music

  11. The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

    Original Music Composer

  12. 2005

    A Chinese Tall Story

    Original Music Composer

  13. Yamato

    Original Music Composer

    61

  14. Welcome to Dongmakgol

    Original Music Composer

    79
  15. 2004

    Howl's Moving Castle

    Original Music Composer

    84
  16. 2003

    When the Last Sword Is Drawn

    Original Music Composer

    73
  17. 2002

    Dolls

    Original Music Composer

  18. Imaginary Flying Machines

    Original Music Composer

  19. The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction

    Original Music Composer

  20. "The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"

    Original Music Composer

  21. Mei and the Kittenbus

    Original Music Composer

  22. 2001

    Tom Thumb

    Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

  23. Quartet

    Original Music Composer

  24. Spirited Away

    Original Music Composer

    90
  25. 2000

    Brother

    Original Music Composer

    61

  26. As the River Flows

    Music Supervisor

  27. First Love

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1999

    Kikujiro

    Original Music Composer

    66
  2. 1998

    Diary of Early Winter Shower

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1997

    Fireworks

    Original Music Composer

    82

  4. Princess Mononoke

    Original Music Composer

    84

  5. Parasite Eve

    Original Music Composer

  6. 1996

    Kids Return

    Original Music Composer

    80
  7. 1994

    Turning Point

    Original Music Composer

  8. Piano

    Music

  9. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    Original Music Composer

  10. 1993

    Sonatine

    Original Music Composer

    78

  11. Samurai Kids

    Original Music Composer

  12. Haruka, Nostalgia

    Original Music Composer

  13. 1992

    The Rocking Horsemen

    Original Music Composer

  14. Porco Rosso

    Original Music Composer, Music Director

    82
  15. 1991

    A Scene at the Sea

    Original Music Composer

    75

  16. Fukuzawa Yukichi

    Original Music Composer

  17. Chizuko's Younger Sister

    Original Music Composer

  18. Deer Friend

    Music

  19. 1990

    Tasmania Story

    Music

  20. Network Baby

    Original Music Composer

  21. The Silver Twilight

    Music

1980s

  1. 1989

    Kiki's Delivery Service

    Original Music Composer

    80

  2. Venus Wars

    Original Music Composer

    66
  3. 1988

    Green Requiem

    Music

  4. Those Swell Yakuza

    Original Music Composer

  5. My Neighbor Totoro

    Original Music Composer

    85
  6. 1987

    This Story of Love

    Original Music Composer

  7. Robot Carnival

    Original Music Composer

  8. Deprive

    Music

  9. Presence

    Music

  10. Star Light Angel

    Music

  11. A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion

    Music

  12. Chicken Man and Red Neck

    Music

  13. Robot Carnival

    Original Music Composer

    69

  14. The Drifting Classroom

    Original Music Composer

  15. Lover's Time

    Original Music Composer

  16. 1986

    Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

    Original Music Composer

  17. Castle in the Sky

    Original Music Composer

    83

  18. Atami Murder Case

    Original Music Composer

  19. Arion

    Original Music Composer

    63
  20. 1985

    Spring Bell

    Music

  21. Early Spring Story

    Original Music Composer

  22. Alpen Rose

    Music

  23. 1984

    W's Tragedy

    Original Music Composer

    73

  24. Twin Hawks

    Music

  25. Birth

    Original Music Composer

  26. Warriors of the Wind

    Original Music Composer

    83
  27. 1983

    Genesis Climber MOSPEADA

    Original Music Composer

    73
  28. 1982

    Amazing Sarutobi

    Music

  29. The Wizard of Oz

    Original Music Composer

    66

  30. Techno Police 21C

    Music

  31. Two Down Full Base

    Original Music Composer

  32. 1981

    J9 Series

    Music

  33. Glorious Number 3

    Music

No release date

  1. Comeback

    Music

  2. Franken's Gears

    Music

Acted in 3

2020s

  1. 2021

    コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2009

    Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen

    Movie

No release date

  1. 久石让x新日本爱乐世界梦幻交响乐团 WORLD DREAM ORCHESTRA 2017

    Movie

Wrote 1

2000s

  1. 2001

    Quartet

    Screenplay

Directed 1

2000s

  1. 2001

    Quartet

    Director

Other crew 1

Appearances12

2020s

  1. 2024

    Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron

    Self

    78
  2. 2022

    Hisaishi Symphonique

    Self - Conductor

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Songs of Studio Ghibli

    Self

  2. 2017

    Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

    Self

  3. 2014

    Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya

    Self

  4. 2013

    The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

    Self

    80
  5. 2010

    Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director

    Self

2000s

  1. 2008

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    Self - Conductor

    89
  2. 2005

    A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour

    Self

  3. Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery

    Self - Interviewee

  4. 2001

    The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away

    Self

  5. 2000

    Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano

    Self