A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Jō Hisaishi
Mamoru Fujisawa
Фудзисава Мамору
Хисаиси Дзё
久石穣
久石譲
久石讓
藤澤 守
히사이시 조
Birthplace:
Nagano, Japan
Born:
December 6, 1950
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.
Conductor:
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
Director:
2001 Quartet
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
Music:
1982 Techno Police 21C
1982 The Wizard of Oz
1982 Two Down Full Base
1985 Early Spring Story
1985 Spring Bell
1987 Robot Carnival
1988 Green Requiem
1990 Network Baby
1990 Tasmania Story
1991 Deer Friend
2000 As the River Flows
2001 Quartet
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
2024 Opus Carré
Music Arranger:
1982 Techno Police 21C
1982 The Wizard of Oz
1982 Two Down Full Base
1985 Early Spring Story
1985 Spring Bell
1987 Robot Carnival
1988 Green Requiem
1990 Network Baby
1990 Tasmania Story
1991 Deer Friend
2000 As the River Flows
2001 Quartet
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
2024 Opus Carré
Musician:
1982 Techno Police 21C
1982 The Wizard of Oz
1982 Two Down Full Base
1985 Early Spring Story
1985 Spring Bell
1987 Robot Carnival
1988 Green Requiem
1990 Network Baby
1990 Tasmania Story
1991 Deer Friend
2000 As the River Flows
2001 Quartet
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
2024 Opus Carré
Original Music Composer:
1982 Techno Police 21C
1982 The Wizard of Oz
1982 Two Down Full Base
1984 Birth: A War of Two Worlds
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 The Tragedy of “W”
1985 Early Spring Story
1985 Spring Bell
1986 Arion
1986 Atami Murder Case
1986 Castle in the Sky
1986 Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
1987 Lover's Time
1987 Robot Carnival
1987 The Drifting Classroom
1987 This Story of Love
1988 Green Requiem
1988 My Neighbor Totoro
1988 Those Swell Yakuza
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 Venus Wars
1990 Network Baby
1990 Tasmania Story
1991 A Scene at the Sea
1991 Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991 Deer Friend
1991 Fukuzawa Yukichi
1992 Porco Rosso
1992 The Rocking Horsemen
1993 Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 Samurai Kids
1993 Sonatine
1994 Turning Point
1996 Kids Return
1997 Fireworks
1997 Parasite Eve
1997 Princess Mononoke
1998 Diary of Early Winter Shower
1999 Kikujiro
2000 As the River Flows
2000 Brother
2000 First Love
2001 Quartet
2001 Spirited Away
2001 Tom Thumb
2002 "The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
2002 Dolls
2002 Imaginary Flying Machines
2002 Mei and the Kittenbus
2002 The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction
2003 When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2004 Howl's Moving Castle
2005 A Chinese Tall Story
2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 Yamato
2007 A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
2007 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007 The Sun Also Rises
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2008 Departures
2008 I Want to Be a Shellfish
2008 Ponyo
2008 Sunny and the Elephant
2009 A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest
2010 Let the Bullets Fly
2010 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
2010 Ocean Heaven
2010 Villain
2011 Rest on Your Shoulder
2012 Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate
2012 Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013 Miracle Apples
2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 The Wind Rises
2013 Tokyo Family
2014 Snow on The Blades
2014 The Little House
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2016 What a Wonderful Family!
2017 Our Time Will Come
2017 What a Wonderful Family! 2
2018 Boro the Caterpillar
2018 Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018 Till the End of the World
2018 What a Wonderful Family! 3
2019 Children of the Sea
2019 NiNoKuni
2021 A Summer Trip
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
2023 Spirited Away: Live on Stage
2023 The Boy and the Heron
2024 Opus Carré
2024 Silent Love
Screenplay:
1982 Techno Police 21C
1982 The Wizard of Oz
1982 Two Down Full Base
1984 Birth: A War of Two Worlds
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 The Tragedy of “W”
1985 Early Spring Story
1985 Spring Bell
1986 Arion
1986 Atami Murder Case
1986 Castle in the Sky
1986 Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
1987 Lover's Time
1987 Robot Carnival
1987 The Drifting Classroom
1987 This Story of Love
1988 Green Requiem
1988 My Neighbor Totoro
1988 Those Swell Yakuza
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 Venus Wars
1990 Network Baby
1990 Tasmania Story
1991 A Scene at the Sea
1991 Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991 Deer Friend
1991 Fukuzawa Yukichi
1992 Porco Rosso
1992 The Rocking Horsemen
1993 Haruka, Nostalgia
1993 Samurai Kids
1993 Sonatine
1994 Turning Point
1996 Kids Return
1997 Fireworks
1997 Parasite Eve
1997 Princess Mononoke
1998 Diary of Early Winter Shower
1999 Kikujiro
2000 As the River Flows
2000 Brother
2000 First Love
2001 Quartet
2001 Spirited Away
2001 Tom Thumb
2002 "The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
2002 Dolls
2002 Imaginary Flying Machines
2002 Mei and the Kittenbus
2002 The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction
2003 When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2004 Howl's Moving Castle
2005 A Chinese Tall Story
2005 Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005 Yamato
2007 A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
2007 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007 The Sun Also Rises
2008 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2008 Departures
2008 I Want to Be a Shellfish
2008 Ponyo
2008 Sunny and the Elephant
2009 A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest
2010 Let the Bullets Fly
2010 Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
2010 Ocean Heaven
2010 Villain
2011 Rest on Your Shoulder
2012 Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012 Sweetheart Chocolate
2012 Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2013 Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013 Miracle Apples
2013 The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 The Wind Rises
2013 Tokyo Family
2014 Snow on The Blades
2014 The Little House
2015 Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2016 What a Wonderful Family!
2017 Our Time Will Come
2017 What a Wonderful Family! 2
2018 Boro the Caterpillar
2018 Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018 Till the End of the World
2018 What a Wonderful Family! 3
2019 Children of the Sea
2019 NiNoKuni
2021 A Summer Trip
2022 Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie
2023 Spirited Away: Live on Stage
2023 The Boy and the Heron
2024 Opus Carré
2024 Silent Love
Music:
1976 ろぼっ子ビートン
1981 J9 Series
1982 Amazing Sarutobi
1983 Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
1984 Twin Hawks
1985 Alpen Rose
1994 Piano
2007 The Legend
Original Music Composer:
1976 ろぼっ子ビートン
1981 J9 Series
1982 Amazing Sarutobi
1983 Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
1984 Twin Hawks
1985 Alpen Rose
1987 Robot Carnival
1994 A Voyage to the Future
1994 Piano
2007 The Legend
2018 In This Corner of the World
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