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Taro Iwashiro

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Taro Iwashiro

Born May 1, 1965 · 61 years96 titles 71 movies · 25 TV
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Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎 Iwashiro Tarō) 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. Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.

Also known as

Ивасиро Таро · Tarou Iwashiro · Tarô Iwashiro · Tarō Iwashiro · 岩代 太郎 · Taroh Iwashiro

Born

May 1, 1965

Tokyo, Japan

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Acting credits

2

Directing

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Writing

94

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Career timeline

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1995 3 title(s)

1996 2 title(s)

1997 6 title(s)

1998 3 title(s)

1999 4 title(s)

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2002 1 title(s)

2003 5 title(s)

2004 1 title(s)

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2011 2 title(s)

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