Biography
Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.
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Filmography
all 221
Movies 157
TV Shows 64
self 2
Writer 1
Composer
The Birth of Kitarou: Mystery of GeGeGe (2023)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
TV
Music
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023)
Movie
Original Music Composer
My Home Hero (2023)
TV
Music
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part1 (2023)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Fire Hunter (2023)
TV
Original Music Composer
Toku Touken Ranbu Hanamaru: Yuki no Maki (2022)
Movie
Original Music Composer
I Can't Stop Biting You (2022)
Movie
Composer
Limbo (2021)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on The West (1940) (2021)
TV
Original Music Composer
Vlad Love (2021)
TV
6.75
Composer
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity (2020)
Movie
10
Original Music Composer
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
Movie
6.17
Original Music Composer
No Guns Life (2019)
TV
Composer
Wings Over Everest (2019)
Movie
9
Original Music Composer
Shishigari (2019)
Movie
Composer
Kamen Rider Build NEW WORLD: Kamen Rider Cross-Z (2019)
Movie
Music
Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever (2018)
Movie
Composer
In Limbo (2018)
Movie
Composer
Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One (2018)
Movie
Composer
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Movie
Composer
Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden (2018)
Movie
Composer
Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018)
TV
Composer
モブサイコ100 REIGEN ~知られざる奇跡の霊能力者~ (2018)
Movie
Composer
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
Movie
5.75
Original Music Composer
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (2018)
TV
Music
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)
Movie
Composer
Her Sketchbook (2017)
Movie
Composer
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield (2017)
Movie
Music
Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
Movie
6.4
Music / Mixing Engineer
Sand Whale and Me (2017)
TV
Original Music Composer
Dawn of the Nazis (2017)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016)
TV
Original Music Composer
RE:BORN (2016)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
TV
7
Original Music Composer
Servamp (2016)
TV
Original Music Composer
Joker Game (2016)
TV
6
Music
Ip Man 3 (2015)
Movie
5.38
Composer
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War: Director's Cut (2015)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Perfect Insider (2015)
TV
Composer
Gamera (2015)
Movie
Composer
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
Movie
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第7章 (2015)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost Theater (2015)
TV
Composer
Tomcat's Big Adventure (2014)
Movie
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第6章 (2014)
Movie
Music
Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)
Movie
Music
The Perfect Insider (2014)
TV
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第5章 (2014)
Movie
Music
World Trigger (2014)
TV
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第4章 (2014)
Movie
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第3章 (2014)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Barakamon (2014)
TV
6
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第2章 (2014)
Movie
Composer
Monsterz (2014)
Movie
Music
Border (2014)
TV
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第1章 (2014)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014)
TV
Original Music Composer
Hakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (2014)
Movie
Composer
Genome Hazard (2014)
Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo (2014)
TV
Composer
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
Movie
5
Music
Tales From The Dark 2 (2013)
Movie
Composer
Sadako 3D 2 (2013)
Movie
Music
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (2013)
Movie
Music
Higurashi: When They Cry - Kaku: Outbreak (2013)
Movie
Composer
Tales From The Dark 1 (2013)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Complex: Prologue (2013)
TV
Composer
Saving General Yang (2013)
Movie
Composer
Kingdom of Conquerors (2013)
Movie
Composer
NEXT A-Class (2012)
Movie
Composer
009 Re:Cyborg (2012)
Movie
3.5
Music
Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger (2012)
TV
Music
Umechan Sensei (2012)
TV
Composer
Wild 7 (2011)
Movie
Music
Tsukahara Bokuden (2011)
TV
Original Music Composer
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
TV
Composer
Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon (2011)
Movie
Composer
Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible (2011)
Movie
Composer
Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety (2011)
Movie
Composer
Tormented (2011)
Movie
Composer
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams (2011)
Movie
Music
NHKスペシャル 未解決事件 (2011)
TV
Composer
Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos (2011)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals (2011)
Movie
Composer
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
Movie
3.5
Composer
Another Gantz (2011)
Movie
2
Composer
Xi AVANT (2011)
Movie
Composer
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)
Movie
Composer
Gantz (2010)
Movie
4.18
Composer
The Incite Mill (2010)
Movie
Composer
009: The Reopening (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
Movie
Composer
Chatroom (2010)
Movie
Music
28½ (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Steel Frame (2010)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Movie
5.86
Original Music Composer
Shoka (2010)
Movie
Composer
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost (2010)
Movie
4.4
Composer
Assault Girls (2009)
Movie
Composer
Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden (2009)
Movie
5.33
Composer
Eden of the East: Air Communication (2009)
Movie
4.67
Music
Apocalypse: The Second World War (2009)
TV
6
Composer
Rain Fall (2009)
Movie
Composer
Shrill Cries: Reshuffle (2009)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Eden of the East (2009)
TV
6
Composer
Foreign Filmmakers' Guide to Hollywood (2009)
Movie
Composer
Ip Man (2008)
Movie
5.32
Original Music Composer
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming (2008)
Movie
Music
Nanase Once More (2008)
TV
Music
Orochi - Blood (2008)
Movie
Composer
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Movie
3.5
Composer
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
Movie
5.65
Musician
NHKスペシャル 沸騰都市 (2008)
TV
Music
Shrill Cries of Summer (2008)
Movie
Composer / Writer / Music
Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Death Note: L Change the World (2008)
Movie
4.2
Composer
One-Pound Gospel (2008)
TV
Composer
The Women of Fast Food (2007)
Movie
Composer
Kaidan (2007)
Movie
Music
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007)
TV
Music
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
Movie
1
Composer
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
Movie
4.35
Music
Trapped Ashes (2006)
Movie
6
Composer
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Movie
6
Music
Death Note (2006)
Movie
5.22
Composer
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)
Movie
Art Direction
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai Hen (2006)
TV
Composer
Running Wild (2006)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Fate/stay night (2006)
TV
6
Composer
Reincarnation (2006)
Movie
6
Composer
Inferno (2005)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Seven Swords (2005)
Movie
Composer
Open Your Mind (2005)
Movie
Composer
Antarctic Journal (2005)
Movie
Composer
MAKOTO (2005)
Movie
Music
Starship Operators (2005)
TV
Composer
Premonition (2004)
Movie
Music
Ultraman Nexus (2004)
TV
Music
Windy Tales (2004)
TV
Composer
Kibakichi 2 (2004)
Movie
Music
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)
TV
Original Music Composer / Music
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Movie
5.68
Composer
Kibakichi (2004)
Movie
Self
The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Movie
Composer
Bloody Mallory (2002)
Movie
Composer
Samouraïs (2002)
Movie
Music
MiniPato: Mobile Police Patlabor Minimum (2002)
TV
Music
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)
Movie
4.64
Original Music Composer
Dark Water (2002)
Movie
4
Composer
The Princess Blade (2001)
Movie
Composer
Unloved (2001)
Movie
Composer
Sadistic and Masochistic (2001)
Movie
Composer
Avalon (2001)
Movie
6
Composer
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (2000)
Movie
Composer
Chaos (2000)
Movie
Music
Ghiblies (2000)
Movie
Composer
Sleeping Bride (2000)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)
TV
Music
Dai-Guard (1999)
TV
Music
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture (1999)
Movie
Composer
Ring 2 (1999)
Movie
5.17
Music
Ring (1998)
Movie
5.18
Original Music Composer
Vampire Princess Miyu (1997)
TV
Music
Hyper Police (1997)
TV
Music
Blue Seed Beyond (1996)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Movie
5.71
Original Music Composer
Sorcerer Hunters (1995)
TV
Original Music Composer
Wild Knights Gulkeeva (1995)
TV
Composer
Iczer Girl: Iczelion (1995)
TV
Self
Ghost in the Shell: Production Report (1995)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mighty Space Miners (1994)
TV
Music / Songs / Music / Songs
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA (1994)
TV
Composer
Ranma ½: The Movie 3 — The Super Non-Discriminatory Showdown: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Movie
4.63
Original Music Composer
Wolf Guy (1992)
TV
Composer
Talking Head (1992)
Movie
Composer
Desperate Love (1992)
Movie
Composer
Zetsuai-1989 (1992)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules! (1991)
Movie
Music
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring (1991)
Movie
Composer
Mermaid Forest (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla (1991)
Movie
Composer
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kekko Kamen (1991)
Movie
Composer
B (1991)
TV
Composer
Burn Up (1991)
Movie
Composer
Luna Varga (1991)
TV
Music
DRAGON FIST (1991)
Movie
Music
I am Devilman, the Devil! (1991)
Movie
Composer
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island (1991)
Movie
Music
Patlabor: The New Files (1990)
TV
Music
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V (1990)
Movie
Music
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side (1990)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale (1990)
Movie
Music
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III (1990)
Movie
Composer
MAROKO (1990)
Movie
Composer
Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird (1990)
Movie
4.57
Music
Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)
TV
6
Composer
The Dark Myth (1990)
TV
Music
Patlabor: The TV Series (1989)
TV
Music
Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
Movie
4.81
Music
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II (1989)
Movie
Composer
All That Gundam (1989)
Movie
Composer
One Pound Gospel (1988)
Movie
Music
Vampire Princess Miyu (1988)
TV
Music Editor
Vampire Princess Miyu (1988)
Movie
Composer
Star Virgin (1988)
Movie
Music
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1988)
TV
Music
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987)
Movie
5
Music
Twilight Q (1987)
Movie
6
Music
Twilight Q (1987)
TV
Composer
The Red Spectacles (1987)
Movie
Composer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Raid on Volcania - Skill Level 3 (1987)
Movie
Composer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dreas Strike Mission - Skill Level 2 (1987)
Movie
Composer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Future Force Training - Skill Level 1 (1987)
Movie
Music
Kamen Rider (1971)
TV
5.67
Original Music Composer
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.1
Based on 1.13 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1999
2009
2000
2023
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1957-04-23 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceShinagawa-ku, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As川井 憲次, かわい けんじ, かーい, かーいさん, Kawai Kenji, Kaai
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