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 and historical epic.
Known For
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Ring 2
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Resident Evil: Vendetta
(2017)
Music
Ring
(1998)
Music
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
(2004)
Original Music Composer and Music
Gantz
(2010)
Original Music Composer
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Death Note: The Last Name
(2006)
Music
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Dark Water
(2002)
Original Music Composer
RE:BORN
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Death Note
(2006)
Music
Ip Man
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
The Red Spectacles
(1987)
Music
Twilight Q
(1987)
Music
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth
(1987)
Music
One Pound Gospel
(1988)
Music
Vampire Princess Miyu
(1988)
Music Editor
Star Virgin
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk II
(1989)
Music
Patlabor: The Movie
(1989)
Music
All That Gundam
(1989)
Music
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk III
(1990)
Music
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk V
(1990)
Music
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side
(1990)
Music
MAROKO
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Devilman - Volume 2: Demon Bird
(1990)
Music
Hana no Asuka-gumi! 2: Lonely Cats Battle Royale
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Burn Up
(1991)
Music
Mermaid Forest
(1991)
Music
DRAGON FIST
(1991)
Music
Kekko Kamen
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Licca: Mysterious Magical Ring
(1991)
Music
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops
(1991)
Music
I am Devilman, the Devil!
(1991)
Music
Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules!
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Talking Head
(1992)
Music
Patlabor 2: The Movie
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Ring
(1998)
Music
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
(1999)
Music
Ring 2
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Sleeping Bride
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Ghiblies
(2000)
Music
Chaos
(2000)
Original Music Composer
Avalon
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Sadistic and Masochistic
(2001)
Music
Unloved
(2001)
Original Music Composer
The Princess Blade
(2001)
Original Music Composer
Dark Water
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Samouraïs
(2002)
Music and Original Music Composer
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
(2002)
Music
Bloody Mallory
(2002)
Music
Premonition
(2004)
Music
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
(2004)
Original Music Composer and Music
Seven Swords
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Antarctic Journal
(2005)
Music
Open Your Mind
(2005)
Music
Inferno
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Trapped Ashes
(2006)
Music
Reincarnation
(2006)
Music
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Running Wild
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Battle of the Warriors
(2006)
Music
Death Note
(2006)
Music
Death Note: The Last Name
(2006)
Music
The Women of Fast Food
(2007)
Music
Kaidan
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony
(2008)
Music
Ip Man
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Death Note: L Change the World
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Orochi - Blood
(2008)
Music
The Sky Crawlers
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Shrill Cries of Summer
(2008)
Music
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
(2008)
Original Music Composer
The Cherry Orchard: Blossoming
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Shrill Cries: Reshuffle
(2009)
Music
Assault Girls
(2009)
Music
Eden of the East Movie I: The King of Eden
(2009)
Original Music Composer
The Hovering Blade
(2009)
Music
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Gantz
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 2
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Chatroom
(2010)
Original Music Composer
009: The Reopening
(2010)
Music
Shoka
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
(2010)
Original Music Composer
28½
(2010)
Music
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost
(2010)
Original Music Composer
Gantz: Perfect Answer
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Wild 7
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Xi AVANT
(2011)
Music
Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon
(2011)
Music
Tormented
(2011)
Music
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams
(2011)
Music
Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety
(2011)
Music
Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible
(2011)
Music
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos
(2011)
Original Music Composer
NEXT A-Class
(2012)
Music
009 Re:Cyborg
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Sadako 3D 2
(2013)
Music
Higurashi: When They Cry - Kaku: Outbreak
(2013)
Music
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto
(2013)
Music
Tales From The Dark 2
(2013)
Music
Tales From The Dark 1
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Genome Hazard
(2014)
Music
Garm Wars: The Last Druid
(2014)
Music
Tomcat's Big Adventure
(2014)
Music
Hakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky
(2014)
Original Music Composer
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第1章
(2014)
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第2章
(2014)
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第3章
(2014)
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第4章
(2014)
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第5章
(2014)
Music
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第6章
(2014)
Music
The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War
(2015)
Music
Ip Man 3
(2015)
Music
Gamera
(2015)
Original Music Composer
THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第7章
(2015)
Music
RE:BORN
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Resident Evil: Vendetta
(2017)
Music
Kamen Rider Heisei Generations FINAL: Build & Ex-Aid with Legend Riders
(2017)
Music
Dawn of the Nazis
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield
(2017)
Music
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
(2018)
Music
Ultraman Geed the Movie: Connect! The Wishes!!
(2018)
Music
Kamen Rider Build The Movie: Be The One
(2018)
Music
Kamen Rider: Heisei Generations Forever
(2018)
Music
Servamp Movie: Alice in the Garden
(2018)
Music
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 4: The Finale
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Shishigari
(2019)
Original Music Composer
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Limbo
(2021)
Original Music Composer
I Can't Stop Biting You
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Toku Touken Ranbu Hanamaru: Yuki no Maki
(2022)
Original Music Composer
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part1
(2023)
Music
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
(2023)
Music
The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
(2024)
Original Music Composer
Acting
Ghost in the Shell: Production Report
(1995)
Self
The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
(2004)
Self
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters
(2006)
Hamburger Tetsu (voice)
Kenji Kawai - Cinema Symphony
(2008)
Composer
Writing