Biography
Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.
Filmography
all 236
Movies 172
TV Shows 64
self 2
Writer 1
Original Music Composer
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Act 1 (2024)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)
Movie
10
Original Music Composer
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
TV
10
Original Music Composer
My Home Hero (2023)
TV
Original Music Composer
The Fire Hunter (2023)
TV
Original Music Composer
Toku: Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Yuki no Maki (2022)
Movie
Original Music Composer
I Can't Stop Biting You (2022)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Limbo (2021)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021)
TV
Original Music Composer
Vlad Love (2021)
TV
6.75
Original Music Composer
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
Movie
6.17
Original Music Composer
Shishigari (2019)
Movie
Original Music Composer
No Guns Life (2019)
TV
Composer
Wings Over Everest (2019)
Movie
9
Original Music Composer
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FOREVER (2018)
Movie
Composer
In Limbo (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
Movie
Composer
Dokonimo nai Kuni (2018)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!! (2018)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
Movie
5.75
Original Music Composer
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done! (2018)
TV
Original Music Composer
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders (2017)
Movie
Composer
Her Sketchbook (2017)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)
Movie
6.4
Music / Mixing Engineer
Sand Whale and Me (2017)
TV
Original Music Composer
Dawn of the Nazis (2017)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016)
TV
Composer
RE:BORN (2016)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
TV
7
Original Music Composer
Servamp (2016)
TV
Original Music Composer
JOKER GAME (2016)
TV
6
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 3 (2015)
Movie
5.38
Original Music Composer
Apocalypse: Stalin (2015)
TV
Original Music Composer
The Perfect Insider (2015)
TV
Original Music Composer
Gamera (2015)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost Theater (2015)
TV
Original Music Composer
Barakamon (2014)
TV
6
Composer
Monsterz (2014)
Movie
Music
Border (2014)
TV
Original Music Composer
The Next Generation: Patlabor (2014)
TV
Composer
Genome Hazard (2014)
Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Nezumi-Kozo, Running Around Edo (2014)
TV
Original Music Composer
Sadako 3D 2 (2013)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto (2013)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Tales From The Dark 1 (2013)
Movie
Composer
The Serialist (2013)
Movie
Composer
The Complex (2013)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Complex: Prologue (2013)
TV
Composer
Saving General Yang (2013)
Movie
Composer
NEXT A-Class (2012)
Movie
Composer
009 Re:Cyborg (2012)
Movie
3.5
Composer
Sadako 3D (2012)
Movie
Composer
Wild 7 (2011)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
TV
Composer
Tormented (2011)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
Movie
3.5
Composer
Another Gantz (2011)
Movie
2
Composer
Xi AVANT (2011)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Gantz (2010)
Movie
4.18
Composer
The Incite Mill (2010)
Movie
Composer
009: The Reopening (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Chatroom (2010)
Movie
Composer
28½ (2010)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Steel Frame (2010)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 2 (2010)
Movie
5.86
Original Music Composer
Shoka (2010)
Movie
Composer
Assault Girls (2009)
Movie
Composer
The Hovering Blade (2009)
Movie
Composer
Rain Fall (2009)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Eden of the East (2009)
TV
6
Original Music Composer
Ip Man (2008)
Movie
5.32
Composer
Kill (2008)
Movie
Composer
Orochi - Blood (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Movie
3.5
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
Movie
5.65
Musician
NHKスペシャル 沸騰都市 (2008)
TV
Original Music Composer
Shrill Cries of Summer (2008)
Movie
Composer / Writer / Music
Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kaidan (2007)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Trapped Ashes (2006)
Movie
6
Composer
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Movie
6
Composer
Death Note (2006)
Movie
5.22
Hamburger no Tetsu
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)
Movie
Art Direction
Tennis no Ouji-sama: Zenkoku Taikai Hen (2006)
TV
Original Music Composer
Running Wild (2006)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Fate/stay night (2006)
TV
6
Composer
Reincarnation (2006)
Movie
6
Composer
Inferno (2005)
Movie
Composer
Seven Swords (2005)
Movie
Composer
Open Your Mind (2005)
Movie
Composer
Antarctic Journal (2005)
Movie
Composer
MAKOTO (2005)
Movie
Composer
Premonition (2004)
Movie
Music
Windy Tales (2004)
TV
Composer
Kibakichi 2 (2004)
Movie
Composer
Kibakichi (2004)
Movie
Composer
Bloody Mallory (2002)
Movie
Composer
Samouraïs (2002)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Dark Water (2002)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer
The Princess Blade (2001)
Movie
Composer
Unloved (2001)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Avalon (2001)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Chaos (2000)
Movie
Music
Ghiblies (2000)
Movie
Composer
Sleeping Bride (2000)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)
TV
Original Music Composer
Ring 2 (1999)
Movie
5.17
Original Music Composer
Ring (1998)
Movie
5.18
Original Music Composer
Vampire Princess Miyu (1997)
TV
Composer
Blue Seed Beyond (1996)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Movie
5.71
Original Music Composer
Sorcerer Hunters (1995)
TV
Composer
Princess Minerva (1995)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Wild Knights Gulkeeva (1995)
TV
Original Music Composer
Mighty Space Miners (1994)
TV
Music / Songs / Songs / Music
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA (1994)
TV
Original Music Composer
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Movie
4.63
Original Music Composer
Wolf Guy (1992)
TV
Composer
Desperate Love (1992)
Movie
Composer
Zetsuai-1989 (1992)
TV
Original Music Composer
Patlabor: One Day of Noa (1992)
Movie
Composer
Exper Zenon (1991)
Movie
Composer
Mermaid Forest (1991)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kekko Kamen (1991)
Movie
Composer
B (1991)
TV
Music
Burn Up (1991)
Movie
Music
Luna Varga (1991)
TV
Original Music Composer
Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale (1990)
Movie
Composer
MAROKO (1990)
Movie
Composer
All That Gundam (1989)
Movie
Composer
One Pound Gospel (1988)
Movie
Music Editor
Vampire Princess Miyu (1988)
Movie
Composer
Star Virgin (1988)
Movie
Music
Twilight Q (1987)
TV
Composer
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dreas Strike Mission - Skill Level 2 (1987)
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1957-04-23 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceShinagawa-ku, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As川井 憲次, かわい けんじ, かーい, かーいさん, Kawai Kenji, Kaai
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