Chumei Watanabe
Chumei Watanabe 渡辺 宙明 | |
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Birth name | Michiaki Watanabe |
Born | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | August 19, 1925
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[]
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (28 September 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "The Boy and the Beast, Masakazu Hashimoto Win Japan Movie Critics Awards". Anime News Network. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
Categories:
- 1925 births
- Japanese film score composers
- Living people
- Male film score composers
- Japanese film biography stubs