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Joe Hisaishi

Highest Rated: 100% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Lowest Rated: 47% Brother (2000)

Birthday: Dec 6, 1950

Birthplace: Nagano, Japan

Putting his musical talent to use, Joe Hisaishi's music was featured in Hollywood productions. Hisaishi began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like "Tenku no shiro Laputa" (1987) with Tatsumi Yamashita, the Hikari Ishida fantastical drama "Futari" (1991) and the Michael McConnohie animated feature "Robot Carnival" (1991). His music also appeared in the Tomokazu Miura nature "Kojika Monogatari" (1991) and "Porco Rosso" (1992). In the nineties and the early 2000s, Hisaishi's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the Kurodo Maki romance "Ano Natsu, Ichiban Shizukana Umi" (1999), the animated picture "Princess Mononoke" (1999) with John DiMaggio and the drama "Hatsukoi" (2000) with Rena Tanaka. His work was also in "Kikujiro" (2000) with Takeshi Kitano. Hisaishi's music was also featured in the dramatic adaptation "Welcome to Dongmakgol" (2005) with Steve Taschler, the dramatic adaptation "The Sun Also Rises" (2007) with Wen Jiang and the Tsutomu Yamazaki dramatic adaptation "Departures" (2009). Most recently, Hisaishi worked on the drama "Zakurozaka no adauchi" (2014) with Hiroshi Abe.

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Highest rated movies

100% 90% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
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100% 89% Kids Return
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98% 89% Kiki's Delivery Service
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96% 87% Porco Rosso Watchlist
96% 92% Fireworks
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96% 88% The Boy and the Heron Watchlist 96% 91% Castle in the Sky Watchlist 93% 94% Princess Mononoke Watchlist
93% 89% Sonatine
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91% 83% Ponyo Watchlist

Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Silent Love Original Music - 2024
96% 88% The Boy and the Heron Original Music $44.2M 2023
No Score Yet 89% Spirited Away: Live on Stage (feat. Mone Kamishiraishi) Original Music - 2022
No Score Yet 97% Spirited Away: Live on Stage (feat. Kanna Hashimoto) Original Music - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soul Snatcher Music - 2020
62% 61% Children of the Sea Music - 2019
No Score Yet 41% NiNoKuni Original Music - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet What a Wonderful Family! Original Music - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flower and Sword Original Music - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Isao Takahata and His Tale of the Princess Kaguya Unknown (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 85% The Little House Original Music - 2014
No Score Yet 100% Snow on the Blades Original Music - 2014
100% 90% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Original Music $681.1K 2013
No Score Yet 90% The Tales of Princess Kaguya Original Music - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Casting Blossoms to the Sky Original Music - 2012
75% 72% Let the Bullets Fly Original Music $60.0K 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest Music Score - 2009
91% 83% Ponyo Original Music $15.1M 2008
80% 92% Departures Original Music $1.5M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Want to Be a Shellfish Music Score - 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies Music Score - 2007
No Score Yet 42% A Chinese Tall Story Original Music - 2005
88% 93% Howl's Moving Castle Original Music,
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$4.7M 2004
72% 88% Dolls Original Music $4.1K 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Quartet Director - 2001
47% 79% Brother Original Music $447.8K 2000
61% 92% Kikujiro Original Music $198.2K 1999
96% 92% Fireworks Original Music $413.5K 1997
93% 94% Princess Mononoke Original Music - 1997
100% 89% Kids Return Original Music - 1996
93% 89% Sonatine Original Music $48.0K 1993
96% 87% Porco Rosso Original Music - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chizuko's Younger Sister Music Score - 1991
98% 89% Kiki's Delivery Service Original Music - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Majo no takkyûbin Original Music - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Green Requiem Music Score - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lover's Time Music Score - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Drifting Classroom Original Music - 1987
96% 91% Castle in the Sky Original Music - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The World of the Talisman Score Mixer - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two Down Full Base Music Score - 1982