Kenji Kawai | |
|---|---|
 Kenji Kawai in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 23, 1957 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Film score Electronic music Instrumental music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, conductor |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, keyboard, drums, multi instruments |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website | www |
Kenji Kawai (川井 憲次, Kawai Kenji, born April 23, 1957) is a Japanese music composer for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs.[1] He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic. Among his credits are Toei's Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever, Tsui Hark's Seven Swords and Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon; Wilson Yip's Ip Man; Mamoru Oshii's films The Red Spectacles, StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Ghost in the Shell, Mobile Police Patlabor and Avalon; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ and Maison Ikkoku; the live-action adaptation of Gantz and Hideo Nakata's films Ring, Ring 2, Chaos, Dark Water and Kaidan.
He was born in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Works[]
Anime/television[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | めぞん一刻 (Maison ikkoku, Ikkoku House) | |
| 1987 | デビルマン (Devilman – The Birth) | OVA |
| 1988 | 機動警察パトレイバ— (Mobile Police Patlabor) | OVA |
| 1988 | 吸血姫美夕 (Vampire Princess Miyu) | OVA |
| 1989 | 機動警察パトレイバ— (Patlabor: The TV Series) | |
| 1989 | らんま１／２ (Ranma 1/2) | |
| 1989 | 機動警察パトレイバ— 劇場版 (Patlabor: The Movie) | Movie |
| 1989 | 御先祖様万々歳！ (Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, Long Long Live the Ancestors!) | OVA |
| 1989 | らんま１／２ 熱闘編 (Ranma 1/2: Nettohen) | |
| 1990 | デビルマン (Devilman – The Demon Bird) | OVA |
| 1990 | プロジェケトA子 (Project A-ko) | OVA |
| 1990 | からくり剣豪伝ムサシロード (Karakuri Kengō Den Musashi Lord, Musashi, the Samurai Lord) | |
| 1990 | キャッ党 忍伝 てやんでえ (Kyatto Ninden Teyandee, Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee) | |
| 1990 | 麿子 (MAROKO) | |
| 1991 | バ—ンナップ (Burn up!) | OVA |
| 1991 | らんま 1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘編!! (Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China) | OVA |
| 1991 | 人魚の森 (Mermaid Forest) | OVA |
| 1991 | 魔獣戦士ルナ・ヴァルガ— (Demon Warrior Luna Varga) | OVA |
| 1992 | 絶愛 －１９８９－ (Zetsuai 1989) | OVA |
| 1992 | 姫ちゃんのリボン (Hime-chan's Ribbon) | |
| 1993 | らんま1/2 OVA (Ranma ½ OVA) | OVA |
| 1993 | 無責任艦長タイラ— (The Irresponsible Captain Tylor) | OVA, TV Series |
| 1993 | 機動警察パトレイバ—2 the Movie (Patlabor 2: The Movie) | Movie |
| 1994 | ブル—シ—ド (Blue Seed) | |
| 1994 | 戦え!! イクサ—1 (Iczer Girl Iczelion) | OVA |
| 1995 | プリンセス ミネルバ (Princess Minerva) | OVA |
| 1995 | 攻殻機動隊 (GITS, Ghost in The Shell) | Movie |
| 1996 | 爆れつハンタ— (Sorcerer Hunters) | |
| 1996 | 赤ちゃんと僕 (Baby and Me) | |
| 1997 | はいぱ—ぽりす (Hyper Police) | |
| 1997 | 吸血姫美夕 (Vampire Princess Miyu) | |
| 1999 | 逮捕しちゃうぞ the MOVIE (You're Under Arrest THE MOVIE) | |
| 1999 | 地球防衛企業ダイ・ガ—ド (Dai-Guard) | Movie |
| 2001 | ガイスタ—ズ (Geisters – Fractions of Earth) | |
| 2001 | あなたがここにいてほしい (Zaion: I Wish You Were Here) | OVA |
| 2001 | レイヴ (Rave Master) | |
| 2002 | パトレイバ— WXIII (WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3) | |
| 2003 | ガンパレ—ド・マ—チ -新たなる行軍歌 (Gunparade March) | |
| 2004 | イノセンス (Ghost in The Shell 2: INNOCENCE) | Movie |
| 2004 | ウルトラマンネクサス (Ultraman Nexus)[2] | |
| 2004 | 風人物語 (Windy Tales, Fūjin Monogatari) | |
| 2005 | スタ—シップ・オペレ—タ—ズ (Starship Operators) | |
| 2005 | MAKOTO | |
| 2006 | フェイト/ステイナイト (Fate/Stay Night) | TV series |
| 2006 | 立喰師列伝 – Tachiguishi-Retsuden (Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters) | Music and Actor |
| 2006 | ひぐらしのなく頃に (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) | |
| 2007 | 精霊の守り人 (Seirei no Moribito) | |
| 2007 | ひぐらしのなく頃に解 (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai) | |
| 2007 | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | |
| 2008 | The Sky Crawlers | |
| 2009 | Eden of the East | |
| 2010 | 劇場版フェイト/ステイナイト Unlimited Blade Works (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) | |
| 2010 | 劇場版機動戦士ガンダム00（ダブルオー）-A Wakening of the Trailblazer- (Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer) | |
| 2011 | トワノクオン (Towa no Quon) | |
| 2011 | 武装中学生 バスケットアーミー (Busou Chuugakusei Basket Army) | |
| 2012 | 009 RE:CYBORG (009 Re:Cyborg) | |
| 2012 | 非公認戦隊アキバレンジャー (Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger) | |
| 2014 | ばらかもん (Barakamon) | |
| 2014 | ワールドトリガー (World Trigger) | |
| 2014 | すべてがFになる (The Perfect Insider) | |
| 2015 | 花燃ゆ (Hana Moyu) | Taiga drama |
| 2015 | わかば＊ガール (Wakaba Girl) | |
| 2015 | すべてがFになる (Subete ga F ni Naru) | |
| 2015 | 機動警察パトレイバーREBOOT (Mobile Police Patlabor: Reboot) | ONA, serve as extra episode of Japan Animator Expo |
| 2016 | ジョーカー・ゲーム (Joker Game) | |
| 2016 | モブサイコ100 (Mob Psycho 100) | |
| 2016 | SERVAMP -サーヴァンプ- (Servamp) | |
| 2016 | 刀剣乱舞-花丸- (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru) | |
| 2017 | ウルトラマンジード- (Ultraman Geed)[2] | |
| 2017 | 仮面ライダービルド- (Kamen Rider Build)[3] | |
| 2018 | りゅうおうのおしごと!- (The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!)[citation needed] | |
| 2018 | まんぷく- (Manpuku) | Asadora |
| 2019 | 消滅都市 (Afterlost) | |
| 2019 | ノー・ガンズ・ライフ (No Guns Life) | |
| 2020 | ぶらどらぶ (Vladlove) |
Film[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 地獄の番犬：赤い目がね (The Red Spectacles) |
| 1991 | ミカドロイド (Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla) |
| 1991 | 地獄の番犬: ケルベロス (StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops) |
| 1992 | ト—キング・ヘッド (Talking Head) |
| 1998 | リング (Ring, The Ring) |
| 1999 | リング2 (Ring 2, The Ring 2) |
| 2000 | サディスティック＆マゾヒスティック (Sadistic and Masochistic) |
| 2000 | ガラスの脳 (Sleeping Bride) |
| 2000 | カオス (Chaos) |
| 2001 | アヴァロン (Avalon) |
| 2001 | UNLOVED |
| 2001 | 修羅雪姫 (The Princess Blade) |
| 2002 | 仄暗い水の底から (Dark Water) |
| 2002 | Le Samouraï (Samurai, Samuraj) |
| 2002 | Bloody Mallory |
| 2004 | 跋扈妖怪传之牙吉 (Kibakichi: Bakko yokaiden) |
| 2004 | 跋扈妖怪传之牙吉2 (Kibakichi: Bakko yokaiden 2) |
| 2005 | めざめの方舟 (Open Your Mind) |
| 2005 | Namgeuk-ilgi (Antarctic Journal) |
| 2005 | 七劍(Qī Jian, Seven Swords) |
| 2005 | 輪廻 (Rinne, Reincarnation) |
| 2005 | 奇谈 (Kidan) |
| 2006 | デスノ—ト (Death Note) |
| 2006 | 야수 (Running Wild) |
| 2006 | 龍虎門 (Dragon Tiger Gate) |
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes |
| 2006 | Death Note 2: The Last Name |
| 2006 | 墨攻(Mo Gōng, A Battle of Wits) |
| 2007 | 怪谈 (Kaidan) |
| 2008 | 葉問 Ip Man |
| 2009 | アサルトガールズ (Assault Girls) |
| 2009 | The Hovering Blade |
| 2010 | 葉問2 Ip Man 2 |
| 2010 | インシテミル 7日間のデス・ゲーム (The Incite Mill: A Death Game in 7 Days) |
| 2010 | ウルトラマンゼロ THE MOVIE 超決戦！ベリアル銀河帝国 (Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial)[2] |
| 2011 | GANTZ (Gantz) |
| 2011 | GANTZ: Perfect Answer (GANTZ: Perfect Answer) |
| 2011 | ラビット・ホラー３Ｄ (Tormented) |
| 2013 | 狄仁傑之神都龍王 (Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon) |
| 2014 | Garm Wars: The Last Druid |
| 2015 | 葉問3 Ip Man 3 |
| 2017 | Biohazard Vendetta |
| 2018 | Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings |
| 2018 | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms |
| 2019 | 葉問4 Ip Man 4 |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | サンサーラ・ナーガ (Sansara Naga) | Famicom |
| 1990 | ブラッディ・ウァリアーズ シャンゴーの逆襲 (Bloody Warriors: Shangō no Gyakushū) | Famicom |
| 1992 | ソーサリアン (Sorcerian) | PC Engine |
| 1994 | チーム・イノセント (Team Innocent: The Point of No Return) | PC-FX |
| 1994 | サンサーラ・ナーガ２ (Sansara Naga 2) | Super Famicom |
| 1998 | ディープフィアー (Deep Fear) | Sega Saturn |
| 2003 | 信長の野望Online (Nobunaga's Ambition Online) (Chapter of Hiryu) | |
| 2007 | FolksSoul -失われた伝承- (FolksSoul) | PlayStation 3 |
| 2007–2010 | 三國志Online (Sangokushi Online) | PC |
Documentary[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Apocalypse: The Second World War |
Awards and honors[]
- Asteroid 117582 Kenjikawai, discovered by Roy A. Tucker in 2005, was named in his honor.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on January 9, 2020 (M.P.C. 120069).[4]
See also[]
- Anime
- Cinema of Japan
- Hideo Nakata
- Japanese horror
- Mamoru Oshii
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "(117582) Kenjikawai". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 「ジーッとしてても、ドーにもならねぇ！」ウルトラマンシリーズ最新作『ウルトラマンジード』メインキャスト発表！ . m-78.jp. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ http://www.kenjikawai.com/topics.html#170903
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kenji Kawai at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenji Kawai at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)