Shunsuke Kikuchi

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Shunsuke Kikuchi
菊池 俊輔
arranger
Years active1961–2017

Shunsuke Kikuchi (菊池 俊輔, Kikuchi Shunsuke, 1 November 1931 – 24 April 2021) was a Japanese composer who was active from the early 1960s until 2017. He specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film. Kikuchi was regarded as one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions, and also popular action films, jidaigeki, and television dramas.

Early life and education

Kikuchi was born on 1 November 1931 in the city of Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture.[1] He graduated from Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki Technical High School, specializing in mechanics. Shunsuke then attended the Nihon University College of Art.[2]

Career

After graduating from the Nihon University College of Art, he made his debut composing for the 1961 film The Eighth Enemy (八人目の敵).

Abarenbō Shōgun, which aired for 800 episodes from 1978 to 2008, had people say; "If Shunsuke Kikuchi is in charge of the music, the show will be a hit."[3]

In 1976, Kikuchi composed the music for Divine Demon-Dragon Gaiking (大空魔竜ガイキング, Daikū Maryū Gaikingu); in 1979 composed "

TBS Saturday-night productions ranging from Key Hunter to G-Men '75 became long-running hit series.[5][6]

Retirement and death

Kikuchi ceased composing music in 2017, when he stated that he was taking a break to be treated for an illness.[7] Kikuchi died while being treated for pneumonia in a hospital in Tokyo on 24 April 2021. His death was announced four days later.[8]

Awards

In 1983 Kikuchi was nominated for the

Japan Academy Prize for Music for his work on The Gate of Youth and To Trap a Kidnapper. He received an Award of Merit at the 2013 Tokyo Anime Awards.[9]

Kikuchi has won several annual awards from the

UFO Robot Grendizer), 1989 (UFO Robot Grendizer), 2008 (Dragon Ball Z), 2010 (Doraemon), 2012 (Doraemon), 2015 (Dragon Ball Z), 2016 (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), 2018 (Dragon Ball Z), and 2019 (Dragon Ball Z). He came in second in overall royalties in 2004 (Dragon Ball Z).[10] In 2015, he received a lifetime achievement award at the 57th Japan Record Awards.[11][12]

Selected works

References

  1. ^ "作曲家・菊池俊輔さん、誤嚥性肺炎で死去 89歳 『ドラえもんのうた』『仮面ライダー』など手掛ける" [Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi died of pneumonia at the age of 89, he worked on "Doraemon no Uta" and "Kamen Rider"]. Yahoo! Japan News (in Japanese). 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. The Tō-Ō Nippō Press
    . 28 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "第59回東奥賞". The Tō-Ō Nippō Press. 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ISBN 1-84511-086-2
    .
  5. ^ Ankers, Adele (28 April 2021). "Shunsuke Kikuchi, Dragon Ball Music Composer, Dies Aged 89". IGN. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "菊池俊輔さん死去 「ドラえもん」「Gメン75年」作曲 89歳" [Shunsuke Kikuchi dies "Doraemon" "G-Men '75" composer, 89 years old]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "昭和のアニメ音楽が再評価される理由". NHK. 2017-11-14. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  8. The Tō-Ō Nippō Press (in Japanese). 28 April 2021. Archived from the original
    on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Wolf Children, Late Director Noboru Ishiguro Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  10. ^ "Evangelion is #4 in Japanese Music Royalties in Last 30 Years". Anime News Network. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  11. ^ "『レコ大』司会、2年連続で安住アナ&仲間由紀恵 クマムシに特別賞" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
  12. ^ Nandkeolyar, Karishma (28 April 2021). "'Dragon Ball Z' music composer Shunsuke Kikuchi dies". Gulf News. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  13. ^
    ISBN 978-1-880656-92-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  14. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  15. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  16. ISBN 978-0-89950-251-9
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  17. ISBN 978-0-7864-3682-8
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  18. ISBN 978-1-55783-269-6
    . Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  19. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  20. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  21. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  22. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  23. ISBN 978-1-57859-141-1
    . Retrieved 5 October 2010.

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