Joe Hisaishi

Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō, born December 6, 1950), is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, European classical, and Japanese classical. Lesser known are... more

Date of birth:

  • Dec 6, 1950 (age 58 years)

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Also known as:

  • 久石譲,
  • ひさいし じょう,
  • Jô Hisaishi,
  • ひさいしじょう,
  • Joe Hisaish,
  • Jo Hisaishi,
  • Jou Hisaishi,
  • 久石 譲,
  • Joe Isaishi,
  • Joe Hisashi,
  • Jō Hisaishi,
  • 久石让,
  • 久石讓
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