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Shigeru Umebayashi

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Shigeru Umebayashi
Inspired by Kung Fu movies, two Chinese and two Westerners journey to the Shaolin Temple in China, known as the birthplace of Kung Fu and Zen Buddhism, and undergo a year of rigorous martial arts training in the hopes of becoming Kung Fu warriors.
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The Real Shaolin (2008)
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Shigeru Umebayashi was born on 19 February 1951 in Kitakyushu, Japan. He is a composer, known for 2046 (2004), The Grandmaster (2013) and House of Flying Daggers (2004).
BornFebruary 19, 1951
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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Known for

2046 (2004)
2046
7.4
  • Composer
  • 2004
The Grandmaster (2013)
The Grandmaster
6.5
  • Composer
  • 2013
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, and Ziyi Zhang in House of Flying Daggers (2004)
House of Flying Daggers
7.5
  • Composer
  • 2004
Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
Curse of the Golden Flower
7.0
  • Composer
  • 2006

Credits

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Composer

  • In the Belly of a Tiger
    • Post-production
  • O Sentido da Vida (2022)
    O Sentido da Vida
  • Hero (2022)
    Hero
    • (segment Beijing Story)
  • Kun Chen in The Yinyang Master (2021)
    The Yinyang Master
    • (music by)
  • Ghost of Tsushima (2020)
    Ghost of Tsushima
    • (score composed by)
  • Leap (2020)
    Leap
  • Shinka no toki (2019)
    Shinka no toki
  • F. Murray Abraham, Alessandro Nivola, Terry Chen, Cherry Jones, and Sophie Okonedo in Chimerica (2019)
    Chimerica
  • Le chef d'orchestre Stéphane Oster (2019)
    Le chef d'orchestre Stéphane Oster
  • Tanya Chauhan and Subodh Kant in Aagaaz (2018)
    Aagaaz
  • Miss Puff (2018)
    Miss Puff
  • God of War (2017)
    God of War
  • The Wasted Times (2016)
    The Wasted Times
  • Ezra Eats Dry Cereal
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
  • Inma Cuesta in The Bride (2015)
    The Bride

Music Department

  • Olma Djon
    • Completed
  • God of War (2017)
    God of War
  • Ants on a Shrimp (2016)
    Ants on a Shrimp
  • Cities in Love (2015)
    Cities in Love
  • Chow Yun-Fat in The Assassins (2012)
    The Assassins
  • True Legend (2010)
    True Legend
  • Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in A Single Man (2009)
    A Single Man
  • Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams in Incendiary (2008)
    Incendiary
  • Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
    Curse of the Golden Flower
  • Jet Li in Fearless (2006)
    Fearless
  • Dangerous Stories (1989)
    Dangerous Stories
    • (segment They Came Tonight as Well)

Additional Crew

  • Gong Li and Chow Yun-Fat in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)
    Curse of the Golden Flower

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The Real Shaolin

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    • February 19, 1951
    • Kitakyushu, Japan

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