Joe Hisaishi

Biography

Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, his music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres.

Most Famous Work

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Spirited Away

(2001) Original Music Composer

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8

Howl's Moving Castle

(2004) Original Music Composer

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7

The Boy and the Heron

(2023) Original Music Composer

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8

Ponyo

(2008) Original Music Composer

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8

My Neighbor Totoro

(1988) Original Music Composer

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8

Kiki's Delivery Service

(1989) Original Music Composer

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8

Princess Mononoke

(1997) Original Music Composer

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8

Castle in the Sky

(1986) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2022	Self - Conductor	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
2021	N/A	コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール 2021-04-06 Movie
2019	Self	The Songs of Studio Ghibli 2019-02-17 Movie
2017	Self	Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki 2017-09-06 Movie
2014	Self	Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2014-11-27 Movie
2013	Self	The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 2013-11-16 Movie
2009	N/A	Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen 2009-07-04 Movie
2008	Self - Conductor	25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008-08-31 Movie
2005	Self	A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour 2005-09-26 Movie
	Self - Interviewee	Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery 2005-01-07 Movie
2000	N/A	Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano 2000-05-05 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Music	Silent Love 2024-01-26 Movie
2023	Original Music Composer	The Boy and the Heron 2023-07-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Spirited Away: Live on Stage 2023-04-23 Movie
2022	Music	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
	Musician	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
	Conductor	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
2021	Music	Dear Alice 2021-07-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Summer Trip 2021-03-13 Movie
2019	Original Music Composer	NiNoKuni 2019-08-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Children of the Sea 2019-06-07 Movie
2018	Music	In This Corner of the World 2018-07-15 TV Show
	Music	Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench 2018-07-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	What a Wonderful Family! 3 2018-05-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Boro the Caterpillar 2018-03-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Till the End of the World 2018-02-01 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Our Time Will Come 2017-07-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	What a Wonderful Family! 2 2017-04-20 Movie
2016	Original Music Composer	What a Wonderful Family! 2016-03-16 Movie
2015	Music	Those of the Treetops and Heaven 2015-03-26 Movie
2014	Original Music Composer	Snow on The Blades 2014-09-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Little House 2014-01-25 Movie
2013	Original Music Composer	The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2013-11-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Wind Rises 2013-07-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Miracle Apples 2013-06-08 Movie
	Music	Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid 2013-02-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tokyo Family 2013-01-18 Movie
2012	Music	Sweetheart Chocolate 2012-10-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer 2012-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Casting Blossoms to the Sky 2012-05-12 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Rest on Your Shoulder 2011-07-08 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	Let the Bullets Fly 2010-12-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess 2010-11-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Villain 2010-09-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Ocean Heaven 2010-06-24 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest 2009-12-19 Movie
2008	Original Music Composer	Sunny and the Elephant 2008-12-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	I Want to Be a Shellfish 2008-09-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Departures 2008-09-13 Movie
	Music	25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008-08-31 Movie
	Music Arranger	25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008-08-31 Movie
	Conductor	25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008-08-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Ponyo 2008-07-19 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies 2007-12-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Sun Also Rises 2007-09-20 Movie
	Music	The Legend 2007-09-11 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt 2007-08-03 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	A Chinese Tall Story 2005-12-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Yamato 2005-12-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Welcome to Dongmakgol 2005-08-04 Movie
2004	Original Music Composer	Howl's Moving Castle 2004-09-09 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2003-01-18 Movie
2002	Original Music Composer	Dolls 2002-10-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Imaginary Flying Machines 2002-10-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction 2002-10-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!" 2002-10-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mei and the Kittenbus 2002-10-01 Movie
2001	Music	Tom Thumb 2001-10-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Quartet 2001-10-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Spirited Away 2001-07-20 Movie
2000	Original Music Composer	Brother 2000-12-13 Movie
	Music	As the River Flows 2000-04-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	First Love 2000-04-01 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Kikujiro 1999-06-05 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	Diary of Early Winter Shower 1998-11-14 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Fireworks 1997-10-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Princess Mononoke 1997-07-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Parasite Eve 1997-02-01 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	Kids Return 1996-07-27 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	Turning Point 1994-06-18 Movie
	Music	Piano 1994-04-04 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	A Voyage to the Future 1994-02-19 TV Show
1993	Original Music Composer	Samurai Kids 1993-07-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sonatine 1993-04-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Haruka, Nostalgia 1993-02-20 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	The Rocking Horsemen 1992-10-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Porco Rosso 1992-07-18 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	A Scene at the Sea 1991-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fukuzawa Yukichi 1991-08-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Chizuko's Younger Sister 1991-05-10 Movie
	Music	Deer Friend 1991-04-20 Movie
1990	Music	Tasmania Story 1990-06-21 Movie
	Music	Network Baby 1990-05-01 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	Kiki's Delivery Service 1989-07-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Venus Wars 1989-03-11 Movie
1988	Music	Green Requiem 1988-08-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Those Swell Yakuza 1988-06-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My Neighbor Totoro 1988-04-16 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	This Story of Love 1987-09-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Robot Carnival 1987-07-21 TV Show
	Music	Robot Carnival 1987-07-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Drifting Classroom 1987-07-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lover's Time 1987-03-14 Movie
1986	Original Music Composer	Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy 1986-10-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Castle in the Sky 1986-08-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Atami Murder Case 1986-06-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Arion 1986-03-15 Movie
1985	Music	Spring Bell 1985-11-09 Movie
	Music	Early Spring Story 1985-09-14 Movie
	Music	Alpen Rose 1985-04-06 TV Show
1984	Original Music Composer	The Tragedy of “W” 1984-12-15 Movie
	Music	Twin Hawks 1984-12-15 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Birth: A War of Two Worlds 1984-09-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984-03-11 Movie
1983	Music	Genesis Climber MOSPEADA 1983-10-02 TV Show
1982	Music	Amazing Sarutobi 1982-10-17 TV Show
	Music	The Wizard of Oz 1982-10-06 Movie
	Music	Techno Police 21C 1982-08-07 Movie
	Music	Two Down Full Base 1982-05-05 Movie
1981	Music	J9 Series 1981-10-06 TV Show
1976	Music	ろぼっ子ビートン 1976-10-12 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv