Chumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Chūmei), born Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Michiaki),[1] (August 19, 1925 – June 23, 2022) was a Japanese film score and television score composer.[2] He worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.[3]
Chumei Watanabe 渡辺 宙明 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michiaki Watanabe |
| Born | August 19, 1925 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Died | June 23, 2022 (aged 96) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupations | Composer, arranger |
| Years active | 1956–2022 |
Personal life
editHis son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series and his granddaughter Mako Watanabe is part of the idol duo Namakopuri where she goes under the stage name, Mako Principal.
He died on June 23, 2022, at the age of 96.[4]
Awards
editFor his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards[5] and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.[6]
References
edit- ^ Homenick, Brett (February 27, 2019). "HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES! Composer Chumei Watanabe on Scoring Japanese Films!". Vantage Point Interviews. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "「マジンガーＺ」など作曲 渡辺宙明氏が死去 「サザエさん」「キカイダー」「野球狂の詩」/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (September 28, 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "作曲家 渡辺宙明さん死去 96歳「マジンガーZ」など手がける | NHK".
- ^ "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. December 26, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Boy and the Beast, Masakazu Hashimoto Win Japan Movie Critics Awards". Anime News Network. May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
External links
edit- Chumei Watanabe discography at Discogs
- Chumei Watanabe at IMDb
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