Joe Hisaishi
Known for: Sound
Born: December 6, 1950
Place of birth: Nagano, Japan
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.
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Filmography
128 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
6.2
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
NR
Summer
2025
6.2
Leviathan
2025
7.8
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
2024
NR
Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes
2024
NR
Opus Carré
2024
6.9
Silent Love
2024
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
2023
8.0
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
2023
NR
Hisaishi Symphonique
2022
NR
Dear Alice
2021
NR
コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール
2021
NR
A Summer Trip
2021
6.6
NiNoKuni
2019
7.1
Children of the Sea
2019
NR
The Songs of Studio Ghibli
2019
8.0
Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses
2018
6.8
In This Corner of the World
2018
9.3
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
2018
7.0
The Forest of Wool and Steel
2018
7.6
What a Wonderful Family! 3
2018
7.1
Boro the Caterpillar
2018
6.6
Till the End of the World
2018
10.0
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
2017
6.0
Our Time Will Come
2017
8.0
Flower and Sword
2017
7.0
What a Wonderful Family! 2
2017
7.0
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
2016
7.3
What a Wonderful Family!
2016
7.4
Those of the Treetops and Heaven
2015
6.7
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2014
6.7
Snow on The Blades
2014
6.8
The Little House
2014
8.1
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013
7.6
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
2013
7.8
The Wind Rises
2013
7.5
Miracle Apples
2013
NR
Onna Nobunaga
2013
8.0
Legends of the Deep: The Giant Squid
2013
7.3
Tokyo Family
2013
NR
Sweetheart Chocolate
2012
7.4
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
2012
7.0
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
4.7
Rest on Your Shoulder
2011
7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
2010
6.9
Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
2010
6.8
Villain
2010
9.0
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010
7.6
Ocean Heaven
2010
6.0
A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest
2009
7.7
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
10.0
Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen
2009
6.2
Sunny and the Elephant
2008
8.3
I Want to Be a Shellfish
2008
7.9
Departures
2008
9.3
25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
2008NR
NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius Craftmen
2008
7.8
Ponyo
2008
7.7
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies
2007
7.4
The Sun Also Rises
2007
6.5
The Legend
2007
5.6
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
2007
5.5
A Chinese Tall Story
2005
5.4
Yamato
2005
3.8
A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour
2005
7.4
Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005
6.9
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
2005
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
2004
7.4
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
2003
7.5
Dolls
2002
6.4
Imaginary Flying Machines
2002
7.0
The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction
2002
6.5
"The Ornithopter Story: Fly, Hiyodori Tengu!"
2002
7.2
Mei and the Kittenbus
2002
5.5
Tom Thumb
2001
9.0
Quartet
2001
8.5
Spirited Away
2001
10.0
The Nippon Television Special of Spirited Away
2001
7.1
Brother
2000
8.0
Scenes by the Sea: Takeshi Kitano
2000
9.0
As the River Flows
2000
6.9
First Love
2000
7.5
Kikujiro
1999
7.7
Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998
7.7
Fireworks
1997
8.3
Princess Mononoke
1997
5.6
Parasite Eve
1997
6.9
Kids Return
1996
7.0
Turning Point
1994
NR
Piano
1994
6.0
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
1994
7.5
Sonatine
1993
7.5
Samurai Kids
1993
6.5
Haruka, Nostalgia
1993
7.3
The Rocking Horsemen
1992
7.8
Porco Rosso
1992
7.5
A Scene at the Sea
1991
8.0
Fukuzawa Yukichi
1991
7.5
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
7.0
Deer Friend
1991
8.5
Tasmania Story
1990
NR
Network Baby
1990
5.0
The Silver Twilight
1990
8.7
Free and Easy 2
1989
7.8
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
6.7
Venus Wars
1989
9.0
Green Requiem
1988
8.0
Those Swell Yakuza
1988
8.1
My Neighbor Totoro
1988
8.0
This Story of Love
1987
6.7
Robot Carnival
1987
NR
Deprive
1987
NR
Presence
1987
NR
Star Light Angel
1987
NR
A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion
1987
NR
Chicken Man and Red Neck
1987
6.7
Robot Carnival
1987
5.2
The Drifting Classroom
1987
7.0
Lover's Time
1987
5.7
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
1986
8.0
Castle in the Sky
1986
10.0
Atami Murder Case
1986
6.2
Arion
1986
7.3
Spring Bell
1985
6.4
Early Spring Story
1985
4.3
Alpen Rose
1985
7.7
W's Tragedy
1984
6.0
Twin Hawks
1984
6.9
Birth
1984
7.9
Warriors of the Wind
1984
6.9
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
1983
5.0
Amazing Sarutobi
1982
6.5
The Wizard of Oz
1982
6.3
Techno Police 21C
1982
NR
Two Down Full Base
1982
NR
J9 Series
1981
NR
Glorious Number 3
1981
NR
ろぼっ子ビートン
1976NR
咽び唄の里 土呂久
1976
10.0
久石让x新日本爱乐世界梦幻交响乐团 WORLD DREAM ORCHESTRA 2017
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NR
Comeback
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NR
Franken's Gears
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