Joe Hisaishi

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1950-12-06 (74 years old)

Place of Birth Nagano, Japan

Also Known As 藤澤 守, Хисаиси Дзё, Mamoru Fujisawa, Фудзисава Мамору, Jō Hisaishi, 久石讓, 久石穣, 久石 譲

Joe Hisaishi

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.

Known For

Sound

2024
Silent Love

as Original Music Composer

2024
Opus Carré

as Music

2023
Spirited Away: Live on Stage

as Original Music Composer

2023
The Boy and the Heron

as Original Music Composer

2021
A Summer Trip

as Original Music Composer

2021
Dear Alice

as Music

2019
NiNoKuni

as Original Music Composer

2019
Children of the Sea

as Original Music Composer

2018
2018
What a Wonderful Family! 3

as Original Music Composer

2018
Till the End of the World

as Original Music Composer

2018
Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses

as Original Music Composer

2018
Boro the Caterpillar

as Original Music Composer

2018
In This Corner of the World

as Original Music Composer

2017
What a Wonderful Family! 2

as Original Music Composer

2017
Our Time Will Come

as Original Music Composer

2016
What a Wonderful Family!

as Original Music Composer

2014
Snow on The Blades

as Original Music Composer

2014
The Little House

as Original Music Composer

2013
The Wind Rises

as Original Music Composer

2013
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

as Original Music Composer

2013
Miracle Apples

as Original Music Composer

2013
Tokyo Family

as Original Music Composer

2012
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

as Original Music Composer

2012
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

as Original Music Composer

2011
Rest on Your Shoulder

as Original Music Composer

2010
Let the Bullets Fly

as Original Music Composer

2010
Villain

as Original Music Composer

2010
Ocean Heaven

as Original Music Composer

2010
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess

as Original Music Composer

2009
A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest

as Original Music Composer

2008
Departures

as Original Music Composer

2008
I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Original Music Composer

2008
Sunny and the Elephant

as Original Music Composer

2008
Ponyo

as Original Music Composer

2007
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies

as Original Music Composer

2007
The Sun Also Rises

as Original Music Composer

2007
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

as Original Music Composer

2007
The Legend

as Music

2005
A Chinese Tall Story

as Original Music Composer

2005
Yamato

as Original Music Composer

2005
Welcome to Dongmakgol

as Original Music Composer

2004
Howl's Moving Castle

as Original Music Composer

2003
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

as Original Music Composer

2002
Dolls

as Original Music Composer

2002
Mei and the Kittenbus

as Original Music Composer

2002
Imaginary Flying Machines

as Original Music Composer

2002
2001
Spirited Away

as Original Music Composer

2001
Tom Thumb

as Original Music Composer

2001
Tom Thumb

as Orchestrator

2001
Quartet

as Original Music Composer

2000
Brother

as Original Music Composer

2000
2000
First Love

as Original Music Composer

1999
Kikujiro

as Original Music Composer

1998
Diary of Early Winter Shower

as Original Music Composer

1997
Princess Mononoke

as Original Music Composer

1997
Parasite Eve

as Original Music Composer

1997
Fireworks

as Original Music Composer

1996
Kids Return

as Original Music Composer

1994
Turning Point

as Original Music Composer

1994
A Voyage to the Future

as Original Music Composer

1994
Piano

as Music

1993
Haruka, Nostalgia

as Original Music Composer

1993
Sonatine

as Original Music Composer

1993
Samurai Kids

as Original Music Composer

1992
Porco Rosso

as Original Music Composer

1992
The Rocking Horsemen

as Original Music Composer

1991
Deer Friend

as Music

1991
Chizuko's Younger Sister

as Original Music Composer

1991
A Scene at the Sea

as Original Music Composer

1991
Fukuzawa Yukichi

as Original Music Composer

1990
1990
Network Baby

as Music

1989
Venus Wars

as Original Music Composer

1989
Kiki's Delivery Service

as Original Music Composer

1988
My Neighbor Totoro

as Original Music Composer

1988
Green Requiem

as Music

1988
Those Swell Yakuza

as Original Music Composer

1987
1987
The Drifting Classroom

as Original Music Composer

1987
This Story of Love

as Original Music Composer

1987
Lover's Time

as Original Music Composer

1987
Robot Carnival

as Original Music Composer

1986
Castle in the Sky

as Original Music Composer

1986
Arion

as Original Music Composer

1986
Atami Murder Case

as Original Music Composer

1986
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

as Original Music Composer

1985
1985
Spring Bell

as Music

1985
Alpen Rose

as Music

1984
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

as Original Music Composer

1984
Birth: A War of Two Worlds

as Original Music Composer

1984
The Tragedy of “W”

as Original Music Composer

1984
Twin Hawks

as Music

1982
1982
1982
1982
1981
J9 Series

as Music

Writer

2001
Quartet

as Screenplay

Director

2001
Quartet

as Director