Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎 Iwashiro Tarō) has composed the music for many Japanese television series and films. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture, and the Korean film Memories of Murder. He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.
Known For
Memories of Murder
(2003)
Original Music Composer, Conductor, and Orchestrator
Fukushima 50
(2020)
Original Music Composer
Red Cliff
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Manhunt
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Azumi
(2003)
Music
Kiki's Delivery Service
(2014)
Original Music Composer
Blood and Bones
(2004)
Music
Museum
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
(2011)
Music
11'09''01 September 11
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots
(1997)
Music
Unforgiven
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
Goodbye for Tomorrow
(1995)
Music
The Bridge Club
(1996)
Original Music Composer
Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots
(1997)
Music
The Dog of Flanders
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Ping Pong Bath Station
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Another Heaven
(2000)
Original Music Composer
11'09''01 September 11
(2002)
Original Music Composer
Memories of Murder
(2003)
Original Music Composer, Conductor, and Orchestrator
Farewell, Kuro
(2003)
Music
Azumi
(2003)
Music
Blood and Bones
(2004)
Music
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
(2005)
Original Music Composer
Dear Hinagon
(2005)
Music
Spring Snow
(2005)
Music
Aogeba Tôtoshi
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Hear the Sound of Life
(2006)
Music
Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky
(2007)
Original Music Composer
Red Cliff
(2008)
Original Music Composer
The Chasing World
(2008)
Original Music Composer
252: Signal of Life
(2008)
Original Music Composer
No More Cry
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Battle Under Orion
(2009)
Original Music Composer
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: The Sacred Star of Milos
(2011)
Original Music Composer
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
(2011)
Music
Tug of War!
(2012)
Music
Our Homeland
(2012)
Original Music Composer
Unforgiven
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Super Fish - An Endless Adventure
(2013)
Music and Music Director
A Tale of Samurai Cooking
(2013)
Original Music Composer
Kiki's Delivery Service
(2014)
Original Music Composer
The Crossing
(2014)
Original Music Composer
The Pearls of the Stone Man
(2015)
Original Music Composer
The Crossing II
(2015)
Original Music Composer
Museum
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Ken San
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current
(2016)
Original Music Composer
Manhunt
(2017)
Original Music Composer
Starlight Promises
(2018)
Original Music Composer
The Journalist
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Fukushima 50
(2020)
Original Music Composer
It's a Flickering Life
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Unlock Your Heart
(2021)
Original Music Composer
Prior Convictions
(2022)
Original Music Composer
The Village
(2023)
Original Music Composer
The Moon
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Grandson of a Monster
(2023)
Music
(Ab)normal Desire
(2023)
Music
Kubi
(2023)
Music
Acting