Chumei Watanabe

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Chumei Watanabe
渡辺 宙明
Birth nameMichiaki Watanabe
Born (1925-08-19) August 19, 1925 (age 96)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Occupation(s)Composer

Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Michiaki), known professionally as Chumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明(ちゅうめい ), Watanabe Chūmei), born is a Japanese film score and television score composer. He has worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.[1]

Personal life[]

His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series.

Awards[]

For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards[2] and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (28 September 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ "The Boy and the Beast, Masakazu Hashimoto Win Japan Movie Critics Awards". Anime News Network. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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