Biography
Shin'ichirō Ikebe (Japanese: 池辺 晋一郎 Ikebe Shin'ichirō; born September 15, 1943, in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
He has written the scores for many films by Akira Kurosawa and other Japanese film directors, including Kagemusha (1980), MacArthur's Children (1984), Kurosawa's Dreams (1990), Rhapsody in August (1991), Madadayo (1993), and Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001).
He studied composition with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro, and Akira Miyoshi at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, obtaining a master's degree in 1971. He serves as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music. He had several awards up to 2004, such as Excellence at the Salzburg TV Opera, The Italian Broadcasting Corporation, that is, RAI, The International Emmy Award, the Otaka Award, the Broadcasting Culture Award, the Yoshio Sagawa incentive Award, the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 46
TV Shows 5
self 3
Climbing to Spring (2014)
The Ode to Joy (2006)
Summer of Ubume (2005)
The Milkwoman (2005)
Winter Days (2003)
Spy Sorge (2003)
Closed Ward (2001)
Boy's Choir (2000)
Colorful (2000)
Murder on D Street (1998)
The Eel (1997)
Moonlight Serenade (1997)
Paradise of Paradise (1993)
Madadayo (1993)
Rhapsody in August (1991)
Dohten (1991)
Dreams (1990)
Takeshi: Childhood Days (1990)
Days with Harasu (1989)
Labyrinth Romanesque (1988)
Zegen (1987)
Gray Sunset (1985)
MacArthur's Children (1984)
Okinawan Boys (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Eternal Monument (1982)
Why Not? (1981)
Kagemusha (1980)
Future Boy Conan (1979)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Dream Island Girl (1974)
The Trip (1973)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1943-09-15 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceMito, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsShin'ichirō Ikebe, Ikebe Shin'ichirō
AwardsThe Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Person of Cultural Merit, Otaka prize
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