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Director
Joe Hisaishi
Sound
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 119
TMDB ID: 636
IMDb ID: nm0386749
Known for: Sound
Born: December 6, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Nagano, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2025
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 7.26
Wikidata: Q275900
Also known as
藤澤 守 • Хисаиси Дзё • Mamoru Fujisawa • Фудзисава Мамору • Jō Hisaishi • 久石讓 • 久石穣 • 久石 譲
Frequent jobs
Original Music Composer (90)Music (24)Music Arranger (1)Musician (1)Screenplay (1)Songs (1)Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joe Hisaishi.
8.5
Spirited Away
Original Music Composer
2001 Movie
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
Original Music Composer
2004 Movie
8.3
Princess Mononoke
Original Music Composer
1997 Movie
8.1
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Original Music Composer
2013 Movie
8.1
My Neighbor Totoro
Original Music Composer
1988 Movie
8.0
Castle in the Sky
Original Music Composer
1986 Movie
7.9
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
7.8
Departures
Original Music Composer
2008 Movie
7.8
Kiki's Delivery Service
Original Music Composer
1989 Movie
7.8
The Wind Rises
Original Music Composer
2013 Movie
7.8
Porco Rosso
Original Music Composer
1992 Movie
7.8
Let the Bullets Fly
Original Music Composer
2010 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joe Hisaishi.
8.5
Spirited Away
Original Music Composer
2001 Movie
8.4
Howl's Moving Castle
Original Music Composer
2004 Movie
8.1
My Neighbor Totoro
Original Music Composer
1988 Movie
8.3
Princess Mononoke
Original Music Composer
1997 Movie
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
7.8
Ponyo
Original Music Composer
2008 Movie
6.3
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
8.0
Castle in the Sky
Original Music Composer
1986 Movie
7.8
Kiki's Delivery Service
Original Music Composer
1989 Movie
7.9
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Original Music Composer
1984 Movie
7.8
Porco Rosso
Original Music Composer
1992 Movie
7.8
The Wind Rises
Original Music Composer
2013 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joe Hisaishi.
7.2
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
Original Music Composer • 25 eps
1983 Series
6.4
The Legend
Music • 24 eps
2007 Series
4.7
Amazing Sarutobi
Music • 69 eps
1982 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
Original Music Composer • 5 eps
2009 Series
6.3
Leviathan
Songs • 1 eps
2025 Series
J9 Series
Music • 43 eps
1981 Series
Alpen Rose
Music • 20 eps
1985 Series
6.7
In This Corner of the World
Original Music Composer • 9 eps
2018 Series
6.0
Twin Hawks
Music • 36 eps
1984 Series
Piano
Music • 156 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Robot Carnival
Original Music Composer • 9 eps
1987 Series
ろぼっ子ビートン
Music • 50 eps
1976 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joe Hisaishi.
6.3
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
Summer
Original Music Composer
2025 Movie
Zahia Ziouani & Mourad Merzouki : Les Nouveaux Mondes
Original Music Composer
2024 Movie
Opus Carré
Music
2024 Movie
6.8
Silent Love
Original Music Composer
2024 Movie
7.4
The Boy and the Heron
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
7.8
Spirited Away: Live on Stage
Original Music Composer
2023 Movie
Hisaishi Symphonique
Musician
2022 Movie
Dear Alice
Music
2021 Movie
A Summer Trip
Original Music Composer
2021 Movie
6.6
NiNoKuni
Original Music Composer
2019 Movie
7.1
Children of the Sea
Original Music Composer
2019 Movie
8.0
Extreme der Tiefsee - Abysses
Original Music Composer
2018 Movie
9.3
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
Original Music Composer
2018 Movie
7.0
The Forest of Wool and Steel
Theme Song Performance
2018 Movie
7.6
What a Wonderful Family! 3
Original Music Composer
2018 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Joe Hisaishi.
6.3
Leviathan
Songs • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.7
In This Corner of the World
Original Music Composer • 9 eps
2018 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
Original Music Composer • 5 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Legend
Music • 24 eps
2007 Series
Piano
Music • 156 eps
1994 Series
6.0
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Original Music Composer • 5 eps
1994 Series
6.7
Robot Carnival
Original Music Composer • 9 eps
1987 Series
Alpen Rose
Music • 20 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Twin Hawks
Music • 36 eps
1984 Series
7.2
Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
Original Music Composer • 25 eps
1983 Series
4.7
Amazing Sarutobi
Music • 69 eps
1982 Series
J9 Series
Music • 43 eps
1981 Series
ろぼっ子ビートン
Music • 50 eps
1976 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joe Hisaishi.
7.7
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
as Self
2024 Movie
Hisaishi Symphonique
as Self - Conductor
2022 Movie
コンサート2021 in ザ・シンフォニーホール
2021 Movie
The Songs of Studio Ghibli
as Self
2019 Movie
10.0
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki
as Self
2017 Movie
6.4
Isao Takahata and His Tale of The Princess Kaguya
as Self
2014 Movie
7.6
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
as Self
2013 Movie
9.0
Inside Ghibli's Creation: 400 Days of Clash Between Hayao Miyazaki and The New Director
2010 Movie
10.0
Joe Hisaishi in Budokan - Making of the Concert: The Big Screen
2009 Movie
9.3
25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
as Self - Conductor
2008 Movie
3.8
A Wish to the Moon: Joe Hisaishi & 9 Cellos 2003 Etude & Encore Tour
as Self
2005 Movie
6.6
Ghibli and The Miyazaki Mystery
as Self - Interviewee
2005 Movie