Masahiro Kawasaki

Masahiro Kawasaki
Native name 川崎 真弘
Birth name Masafumi Kawasaki
Born (1949-09-15)15 September 1949
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Died 4 May 2006(2006-05-04) (aged 56)
Inage-ku, Chiba
Occupation(s) Musician and composer
Website www.tinkerbell-web.com

Masahiro Kawasaki (川崎 真弘 Kawasaki Masahiro, 15 September 1949 – 4 May 2006) was a Japanese musician and composer, born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. As a musician, he played keyboards in a number of bands, including Ryudo Uzaki's Ryūdōgumi.[1] As a composer for film, television, and anime, he won awards of excellence at the Japan Academy Prize for his film scores for Rampo[2] and Kin'yu Fushoku Rettō: Jubaku.[3] He was also nominated for best original film score for the Taiwanese film Rice Rhapsody at the Golden Horse Awards.[4]

He died of liver cancer at the age of 56 on 4 May 2006 in Inage-ku, Chiba.[1]

Partial filmography

References

  1. 1 2 川崎真弘氏死去 作曲家 [Composer Masahiro Kawasaki dies]. 47 News (in Japanese). Press Net Japan Co.,Ltd. 6 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. 第18回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 [18th Japan Academy Prize selected works] (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  3. 第23回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 [23rd Japan Academy Prize selected works] (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  4. "Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival - Archive 2004" (in Chinese). Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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