Toshiyuki Watanabe
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Toshiyuki Watanabe (born February 3, 1955, in Nagoya, Japan
) is a Japanese musician and composer who has scored several films and anime, most notably the Mothra
films in the 1990s. He is the son of legendary tokusatsu
and anime composer, Michiaki Watanabe.
He also wrote the music for the Super Sentai
TV series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V
and the game score for the Sega "Shenmue
" series.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
) is a Japanese musician and composer who has scored several films and anime, most notably the Mothra
Mothra
is a kaiju, a type of fictional monster who first appeared in the serialized novel The Luminous Fairies and Mothra by Takehiko Fukunaga, Shinichiro Nakamura, and Yoshie Hotta...
films in the 1990s. He is the son of legendary tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
and anime composer, Michiaki Watanabe.
Notable film scores
- Declaration of a Domineering Husband (1979)
- Fine Snow (1983)
- Jiro's Story (1987)
- Golf Yoakemae (1987)
- Rebirth of MothraRebirth of MothraRebirth of Mothra, released in Japan as , is the first in a trilogy of Kaiju films produced by Toho, in which Mothra's son saves the world from environment-threatening monsters. This film features the monsters Mothra, Mothra Leo, Fairy Mothra, Desghidorah , and Garugaru...
(1996) - Rebirth of Mothra IIRebirth of Mothra IIRebirth of Mothra II, released in Japan as , is a 1997 Kaiju film, second in Toho's Mothra Trilogy, which began with Rebirth of Mothra in 1996...
(1997) - Rebirth of Mothra IIIRebirth of Mothra IIIRebirth of Mothra 3, released in Japan as , is a 1998 Kaiju film. It is the third and final film in Toho's Mothra Trilogy, which began with Rebirth of Mothra in 1996. This film features the monsters Rainbow Mothra, AquaMothra, Light Speed Mothra, Armor Mothra, Eternal Mothra, Primitive Mothra,...
(1998) - Milk White (2003)
- Gege (2004)
He also wrote the music for the Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
TV series Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V
Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V
is the twenty-third entry of the long running Japanese Super Sentai television franchise. Its footage was used in the American television series Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue.-Plot:...
and the game score for the Sega "Shenmue
Shenmue
is a 1999 open-world adventure video game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki. Suzuki coined a genre title, "FREE" , for the game, based on the interactivity and freedom he wanted to give to the player...
" series.
Sources
- Galbraith, Stuart. The Toho Studios story: a history and complete filmography. Scarecrow Press (2008). ISBN 081086004X
- Kamiwatari, Ryohei. Circle Wind: The World of Junkyu Muto. PHP (研究所), 2009. ISBN 4569773605
- toshiyuki-watanabe.com. Discography