Blockbuster
The Boy and the Heron
Composer on record
Joe Hisaishi
- Born
- 6 December 1950
- Birthplace
- Nagano, Japan
- Nationality
- Japan
- Industry
- Japanese Cinema
In their own file
Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.
The record
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4 of 9 credits have a verdict, together taking $711M. The biggest was The Boy and the Heron at $294M. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.
