Takeo Watanabe

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Takeo Watanabe
渡辺 岳夫
Born(1933-04-16)April 16, 1933
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJune 2, 1989(1989-06-02) (aged 56)
Parent
Musical career
GenresAnime music
Occupation(s)Composer
Years active1959–1989

Takeo Watanabe (渡辺 岳夫, Watanabe Takeo, April 16, 1933 - June 2, 1989)[1][2] was a Japanese musician and composer. In addition to composing the well known theme song for Cutie Honey[3] he has also composed music for multiple anime television series and films including Lone Wolf and Cub, Candy Candy, and Mobile Suit Gundam.[4][better source needed]

Tomei Tengu BGM written and performed by Takeo Watanabe was used in the soundtrack of the 2003 movie Lost in Translation fourteen years after his death.[5][better source needed] In 2008 Takeo Watanabe posthumously received an Award of Merit from the Tokyo International Anime Fair.[6] He died at the age of 56.

Biography[edit]

Eldest son of Urato Watanabe (渡邊浦人, Watanabe Urato). Graduated from Musashi(?) University he studied music in Paris, France.

Works[edit]

Television[edit]

Animation[edit]

TV dramas[edit]

Historical dramas[edit]

Theatrical releases[edit]

Movies[edit]

  • (ja) Hakuja komachi (1958) Actor
  • Invisible Demon (透明天狗, Tomei Tengu, 1960)
  • The Ninja: A New Beginning (1966)
  • (ja) Nemuri Kyoshiro 9: Burai-Hikae masho no hada (1967)
  • (ja) Waka oyabun o kese (1967)
  • (ja) Waka oyabun senryū-hada (1967)
  • When the Cookie Crumbles (1967)
  • (ja) Bakuto retsuden (1968)
  • The Daring Nun (1968)
  • Lone Wolf Isazo (1968)
  • Nemuri Kyoshiro 10: Onna jigoku (1968)
  • Nemuri Kyoshiro 12: Akujo-gari (1969)
  • Priest and the Gold Mint (1968)
  • The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
  • Broken Swords (1969)
  • Nemuri Kyōshirō manji giri (1969)
  • The Valiant Red PeonyFlower Cards Match (1969)
  • Watch Out, Crimson Bat! (1969)
  • Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive (1970)
  • The Invisible Swordsman (1970)
  • The Return of the Desperado (1970)
  • (ja) Asobi (1971)
  • Chivalrous Woman (1971)
  • Duel of Swirling Flowers (1971)
  • (ja) Kaihei yon-gō seito (1971)
  • Fearless Avenger (1972)
  • Trail of Blood (1972)
  • The Cockroach (1973)
  • Cockroach Cop (1973)
  • Slaughter in the Snow (1973)
  • (ja) Hiroshima jingi: Hitojichi dakkai sakusen (1976)
  • The Shadowstar (1976) soundtrack
  • Shogun's Sadism (1976)
  • (ja) Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977)
  • あばれはっちゃく (1979)
  • (ja) Miira no hanayome: Kindaichi Kōsuke sirīzu: Arashi no yoru ni ubugoe ga kikoeru (1983)
  • Serendipity Stories: Friends on Pure Island (1983)
  • Fugitive Samurai (1984)
  • (ja) Gokumon-iwa no kubi: Kindaichi Kōsuke shirîzu (1984)
  • (ja) Mori no tonto tachi (1984)
  • (ja) Kōsui shinjū: Yokomizo Seishi supesharu (1987)
  • (ja) Fushichō: Kindaichi Kōsuke no kessaku suiri (1988)
  • Lost in Translation (2003) soundtrack

Animated Movies[edit]

Other works[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography / Discography: WATANABE Takeo". Animeillusion.com (in French). Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Takeo Watanabe (in French). Animeland. Retrieved November 11, 2009. Archived April 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Best of Anime" RHINO ISBN 1-56826-803-3 CD booklet page 10.
  4. ^ "AnimeVillage to release calendar, CD soundtracks". Anime News Network. November 25, 1998. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Lost in Translation: Production Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Anime Award 2008". Tokyo International Anime Fair. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

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