Joe Hisaishi
Actor
Biography
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.
As Director
Filmography
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self 2013
25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
as Self - Conductor 2008
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self 2024
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee 2005
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self 2014
A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour
as Self 2005
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
as Self 2017
Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen
2009
Hisaishi Symphonique
as Self - Conductor 2022
コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール
2021
NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen
as Self 2008
The Songs of Studio Ghibli
as Self 2019