Kenji Kawai

Known for Sound

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.

Born

April 23, 1957 (age 69)

Birthplace

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Filmography

165 films, 75 shows

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Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony

2008 · 2h 30m

country: Japan

Concert DVD release from Kenji Kawai includes footage of his November 7, 2007 performance at the Yokohama Pacifico with full-orchestra background and guest performances from Miu Sakamoto and more! Includes songs from the series "Innocence," "Ghost In The Shell", "Patlabor", "Avalon", "Death Note", and more!

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Open Your Mind

2005 · 35m

country: France

The plot of Open Your Mind follows the extraterrestrial origin of life, coming from outerspace as six deities (Intermission act), evolving into water (Sho-ho) then emerging to the air (Hyakkin) and to the ground (Ku-nu). Each one of these creatures rules one of the six elements of the godai philosophy, i.e. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind (referred to as kaze in the Hyakkin chant), Sky and Consciousness (referred to as "Awakening" in the movie's title).