Taro Iwashiro

Japanese composer (born 1965)

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Taro Iwashiro (岩代太郎, Iwashiro Tarō, born May 1, 1965, in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer.

Career

Iwashiro has composed the music for many Japanese television series and films. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture, and the Korean film Memories of Murder. He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.^{[citation needed]} Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.^{[citation needed]}

He also composed the opening song for a video game, Breath of Fire IV (2000).^[1]

Filmography

Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture (1997)
The Dog of Flanders (1997)
Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Spring Snow (2005)
Sinking of Japan (2006)
Red Cliff (2008)
Shodo Girls (2010)
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
Rengō Kantai Shirei Chōkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (2011)
Our Homeland (2012)
Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (2013)
Unforgiven (2013)
Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
The Crossing (2014)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015)
Kado: The Right Answer (2017)^[2]
A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-^[3]
Manhunt (2017)
Uma Musume Pretty Derby (2018)
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)
The Journalist (2019)
Fukushima 50 (2020)
Mother (2020)
A Family Separation from the Underworld (2021)^[4]
It's a Flickering Life (2021)^[5]
Unlock Your Heart (2021)^[6]
Prior Convictions (2022)^[7]
Tsuki (2023)^[8]

References

^ Gann, Patrick (2000-12-21). "Breath of Fire IV Original Soundtrack". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2001-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast "KADO: The Right Answer" Anime UPDATED". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^ "A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- Anime's Promo Reveals Cast, Additional Staff, March 9 Debut". Anime News Network. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "ヤクザと家族 The Family". eiga.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "キネマの神様". eiga.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ "ひらいて". eiga.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
^ "前科者". eiga.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "月". eiga.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.