Kenji Kawai
Sound · Original Music Composer · Music · Music Editor
Born Apr 23, 1957 · Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1971–present
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…
Filmography
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray (2025) — Original Music ComposerCriminal (2026) — Original Music ComposerUltraman Teo (2026) — MusicPatlabor EZY: File 1 (2026) — Original Music Composerうちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる (2026) — Original Music ComposerGhost in the Shell (1995) — Original Music ComposerIp Man (2008) — Original Music ComposerMob Psycho 100 (2016) — Original Music ComposerIp Man 2 (2010) — Original Music ComposerIp Man 4: The Finale (2019) — Original Music ComposerMaquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) — Original Music ComposerIp Man 3 (2015) — Original Music ComposerRing (1998) — Original Music ComposerGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) — Original Music Composer · MusicResident Evil: Vendetta (2017) — Original Music ComposerDeath Note (2006) — Original Music ComposerGhost in the Shell 2.0 (2008) — Original Music ComposerDark Water (2002) — Original Music ComposerDeath Note: The Last Name (2006) — Original Music ComposerTwilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) — Original Music ComposerApocalypse: The Second World War (2009) — MusicHigurashi: When They Cry (2006) — Original Music ComposerServamp (2016) — Original Music ComposerBarakamon (2014) — Original Music Composer