Chumei Watanabe
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Michiaki Watanabe
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Chumei Watanabe 渡辺 宙明 | |
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Birth name | Michiaki Watanabe |
Born | arranger | August 19, 1925
Years active | 1956–2022 |
Chumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Chūmei), born Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Michiaki),mecha anime.[3]
Personal life
His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series and his granddaughter Mako Watanabe is part of the idol duo Namakopuri where she goes under the stage name, "Mako Principal".
He died on June 23, 2022, at the age of 96.[4]
Awards
For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th
Japan Movie Critics Awards.[6]
References
- ^ Homenick, Brett (February 27, 2019). "HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES! Composer Chumei Watanabe on Scoring Japanese Films!". Vantage Point Interviews. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "「マジンガーZ」など作曲 渡辺宙明氏が死去 「サザエさん」「キカイダー」「野球狂の詩」/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 28, 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "作曲家 渡辺宙明さん死去 96歳「マジンガーZ」など手がける | NHK".
- ^ "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. December 26, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Boy and the Beast, Masakazu Hashimoto Win Japan Movie Critics Awards". Anime News Network. May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
External links
- Chumei Watanabe discography at Discogs
- Chumei Watanabe at IMDb