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Joe Hisaishi

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  • Music Department
  • Director
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Joe Hisaishi at an event for Tokyo Family (2013)
Joe Hisaishi was born on 6 December 1950 in Nakano, Japan. He is a composer and director, known for Spirited Away (2001), Fireworks (1997) and The Wind Rises (2013). He is married to Ayame Fujisawa . They have one child.
BornDecember 6, 1950
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Known for

Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away
8.6
  • Composer
  • 2001
Fireworks (1997)
Fireworks
7.7
  • Composer
  • 1997
The Wind Rises (2013)
The Wind Rises
7.7
  • Composer
  • 2013
Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo
7.6
  • Composer(as Jô Hisaishi)
  • 2008

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Composer

  • How Do You Live?
    • Post-production
  • Klay World Remastered: Yellow Seed
  • Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds (2021)
    Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds
  • Chi hu shu sheng (2020)
    Chi hu shu sheng
  • Joe Hisaishi: My Neighbour Totoro (2020)
    Joe Hisaishi: My Neighbour Totoro
  • Joe Hisaishi: World Dreams (2020)
    Joe Hisaishi: World Dreams
  • Shinka no toki (2019)
    Shinka no toki
  • NiNoKuni (2019)
    NiNoKuni
  • Hiiro Ishibashi and Mana Ashida in Children of the Sea (2019)
    Children of the Sea
    • (as Jô Hisaishi)
  • Tôri Matsuzaka and Honoka Matsumoto in In This Corner of the World (2018)
    In This Corner of the World
  • What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018)
    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2018)
    Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
    • (as Jô Hisaishi)
  • Boro the Caterpillar (2018)
    Boro the Caterpillar
  • Till The End Of The World (2018)
    Till The End Of The World
  • Deep Ocean (2015)
    Deep Ocean
  • Our Time Will Come (2017)
    Our Time Will Come

Music Department

  • NiNoKuni (2019)
    NiNoKuni
  • Hiiro Ishibashi and Mana Ashida in Children of the Sea (2019)
    Children of the Sea
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (2018)
    Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  • The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
  • The Wind Rises (2013)
    The Wind Rises
    • ...
  • The God of Ramen (2013)
    The God of Ramen
  • Saka no ue no kumo (2009)
    Saka no ue no kumo
  • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011)
    Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
  • Villain (2010)
    Villain
    • ...
  • Ururu no mori no monogatari (2009)
    Ururu no mori no monogatari
  • Departures (2008)
    Departures
    • ...
  • Ponyo (2008)
    Ponyo
  • A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
    A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
  • Otoko-tachi no Yamato (2005)
    Otoko-tachi no Yamato
  • Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)
    Welcome to Dongmakgol

Director

  • Quartet

Personal details

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    • December 6, 1950
    • Nakano, Japan
    • ? - present (1 child)
    • Mai Fujisawa
  • Worked on the ceremonies and cultural events of the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano (Japan).

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    Japanese composer, arranger, conductor & pianist.

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