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Shinichiro Ikebe

Shinichiro Ikebe

Born September 15, 1943 · Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

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Biography

Shinichiro Ikebe (池辺 晋一郎 Ikebe Shinichirou; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. He has written the scores for many films by Akira Kurosawa and other Japanese film directors, including Kagemusha (1980), MacArthur's Children (1984), Kurosawa's Dreams (1990), Rhapsody in August (1991), Madadayo (1993), and Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001). He studied composition with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro, and Akira Miyoshi at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, obtaining a master's degree in 1971. He serves as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music. He had several awards up to 2004, such as Excellence at the Salzburg TV Opera, The Italian Broadcasting Corporation, that is, RAI, The International Emmy Award, the Otaka Award, the Broadcasting Culture Award, the Yoshio Sagawa incentive Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon.

Sound 52

2010s

  1. 2018

    Haruko's Doll

    Music

  2. 2014

    Climbing to Spring

    Original Music Composer

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

    Music Director

    66
  2. 2007

    Glory to the Filmmaker!

    Original Music Composer

  3. 2006

    The Ode to Joy

    Original Music Composer

  4. 2005

    Summer of Ubume

    Original Music Composer

  5. The Milkwoman

    Original Music Composer

  6. 2003

    Winter Days

    Original Music Composer

  7. Spy Sorge

    Original Music Composer

  8. 2001

    Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams

    Music

  9. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

    Original Music Composer

    70

  10. Closed Ward

    Original Music Composer

  11. 2000

    Boy's Choir

    Original Music Composer

  12. Colorful

    Original Music Composer

1990s

  1. 1998

    Murder on D Street

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1997

    The Eel

    Original Music Composer

    76

  3. Moonlight Serenade

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1993

    Madadayo

    Original Music Composer

    77
  5. 1991

    The Great Shogunate Battle

    Original Music Composer

  6. Rhapsody in August

    Original Music Composer

    69

  7. Kimi no na wa

    Music

  8. Dohten

    Music

  9. 1990

    Sea of ​​Wandering

    Original Music Composer

  10. Making of 'Dreams'

    Music

  11. Dreams

    Original Music Composer

    74

  12. Takeshi: Childhood Days

    Original Music Composer

1980s

  1. 1989

    Days with Harasu

    Music

  2. 1988

    Labyrinth Romanesque

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1987

    Zegen

    Original Music Composer

  4. Keshin

    Music

  5. 1986

    Late Night Salute

    Original Music Composer

  6. Surgical Designs in Flames

    Original Music Composer

  7. 1985

    Gray Sunset

    Original Music Composer

  8. Shiawase no Kuni: Aoi Tori Patapata?

    Music

  9. Miotsukushi

    Original Music Composer

  10. 1984

    MacArthur's Children

    Original Music Composer

    65

  11. Future Boy Conan: The Big Giant Robot's Resurrection

    Music

  12. 1983

    The Ballad of Narayama

    Original Music Composer

    82
  13. 1982

    Eternal Monument

    Original Music Composer

  14. Toge no Gunzo

    Music

  15. 1981

    Eijanaika

    Original Music Composer

    66
  16. 1980

    On-yado Kawasemi

    Music

  17. Kagemusha

    Original Music Composer

    82

  18. Fujin no Mon

    Music

Appearances3

2000s

  1. 2002

    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

    Self

  2. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

    Self

  3. Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'

    Self