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.

Most Famous Work

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Spirited Away

(2001) Original Music Composer

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Howl's Moving Castle

(2004) Original Music Composer

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The Boy and the Heron

(2023) Original Music Composer

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Ponyo

(2008) Original Music Composer

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My Neighbor Totoro

(1988) Original Music Composer

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Kiki's Delivery Service

(1989) Original Music Composer

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Princess Mononoke

(1997) Original Music Composer

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Castle in the Sky

(1986) Original Music Composer

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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
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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	Conductor	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
	Musician	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 Movie
	Music	Joe Hisaishi in Concert: Paris Philharmonie 2022-06-22 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
	Conductor	25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert 2008-08-31 Movie
	Music Arranger	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	Music	Twin Hawks 1984-12-15 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Tragedy of “W” 1984-12-15 Movie
	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
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Directing

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2001	Director	Quartet 2001-10-06 Movie
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Writing

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2001	Screenplay	Quartet 2001-10-06 Movie
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