Yūji Koseki
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Native name | å¤é–¢è£•而 |
Birth name | Yūji Koseki |
Born | August 11, 1909 |
Origin | Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
Died | August 18, 1989 80) | (aged
Genres | RyÅ«kÅka, gunka, march, fight song, film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Years active | 1930–1989 |
YÅ«ji Koseki (å¤é–¢ 裕而 Koseki YÅ«ji, August 11, 1909 – August 18, 1989) was a Japanese ryÅ«kÅka, gunka, march, fight song and film score composer. His real name was also YÅ«ji Koseki, but its kanji was å¤é—œ 勇治.
Koseki entered Nippon Columbia in 1930. He composed Hanshin Tigers' song "Rokko Oroshi" in 1936. His famous military song titled "Roei no Uta" (éœ²å–¶ã®æŒ lit. "The Song of The Camp") was released in 1937. Famous songs composed by him included "The Bells of Nagasaki" and "Mothra's song".[1] Ichiro Fujiyama sang "The Bells of Nagasaki" in 1949. "Mothra's song", sung by The Peanuts, was used in the 1961 movie Mothra.[2]
Filmography
Music for films:
- Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors (1945)
- Kane no naru oka: Dai san hen, kuro no maki (1949)
- Odoroki ikka (ãŠã©ã‚ã一家) (1949)
- Mothra (1961)
References
- ↑ å¤é–¢è£•è€ŒæŒæ›²é›†/é•·å´Žã®é˜~æ–°ã—ãæœã® (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ 決定版 モスラ~モスラ・ソング・ザ・ベスト~ (in Japanese). Bunkyodo. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
External links
- (Japanese) Memorial Hall of Yūji Koseki
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