Kenji Kawai

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Kenji Kawai at the Manga Expo 2007 in Paris

Kenji Kawai ( Japanese 川 井 憲 次 , Kawai Kenji ; born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa , Tokyo , Japan ) is a Japanese composer who composes music for movies , computer games , anime and television productions . Among other things, he contributed the music to Mamoru Oshii's films Ghost in the Shell and Avalon - Game for Your Life as well as Hideo Nakata's Ringu and Ip Man .

On January 9, 2020, an asteroid was named after him: (117582) Kenjikawai .

Works (selection)

Kawai worked on the following projects, among others:

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personal data
SURNAME Kawai, Kenji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 川 井 憲 次 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Shinagawa , Tokyo , Japan