Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Kenji Kawai
Sound
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 229
TMDB ID: 57304
IMDb ID: nm0442766
Known for: Sound
Born: April 23, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q443712
Also known as
川井 憲次 • かわい けんじ • かーい • かーいさん • Kawai Kenji • Kaai
Frequent jobs
Original Music Composer (147)Music (79)Art Direction (1)Music Editor (1)Musician (1)
Biography
Kenji Kawai is a Japanese music composer for video games, television and movies. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other Asian countries, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Kenji Kawai.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kenji Kawai.
Original Music Composer
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell
1995 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ip Man
2008 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 2
2010 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell 2.0
2008 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ip Man 4: The Finale
2019 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
2020 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
1991 • Movie
Original Music Composer
RE:BORN
2016 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Limbo
2021 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kenji Kawai.
Original Music Composer • 37 eps
Mob Psycho 100
2016 • Series
Music • 6 eps
Apocalypse: The Second World War
2009 • Series
Original Music Composer • 12 eps
Servamp
2016 • Series
Music • 54 eps
Samurai Pizza Cats
1990 • Series
Original Music Composer • 12 eps
Barakamon
2014 • Series
Original Music Composer • 26 eps
Higurashi: When They Cry
2006 • Series
Original Music Composer • 24 eps
Fate/stay night
2006 • Series
Original Music Composer • 11 eps
Eden of the East
2009 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kenji Kawai.
Original Music Composer
Ghost in the Shell
1995 • Movie
Music Editor
Vampire Princess Miyu
1988 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Ring
1998 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 • Movie
Original Music Composer
RE:BORN
2016 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kenji Kawai.
Music • 49 eps
Kamen Rider
1971 • Series
Original Music Composer • 37 eps
Mob Psycho 100
2016 • Series
Music • 99 eps
World Trigger
2014 • Series
Original Music Composer • 41 eps
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999 • Series
Music • 156 eps
Umechan Sensei
2012 • Series
Original Music Composer • 24 eps
Fate/stay night
2006 • Series
Original Music Composer • 26 eps
Higurashi: When They Cry
2006 • Series
Original Music Composer • 23 eps
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray
2025 • Series
Original Music Composer • 61 eps
Hime-chan's Ribbon
1996 • Series
Original Music Composer • 20 eps
The Fire Hunter
2023 • Series
Music • 47 eps
Patlabor: The TV Series
1989 • Series
Original Music Composer • 26 eps
Blue Seed
1994 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kenji Kawai.
Nov 20
Music
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Die Graue Hexe - Part 1
2026 • Movie
In 4 weeks
Original Music Composer
Patlabor EZY File 2
2026 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 • Movie
Original Music Composer
うちの弁護士はまたしても手がかかる
2026 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
2025 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Candlestick
2025 • Movie
Music
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 2
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
2024 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe
2023 • Movie
Music
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
2023 • Movie
Music
Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 1
2023 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Toku: Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ Yuki no Maki
2022 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Blood Friends
2022 • Movie
Original Music Composer
Limbo
2021 • Movie
Original Music Composer
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
2020 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kenji Kawai.
Original Music Composer • 7 eps
Criminal
2026 • Series
Music • 4 eps
Ultraman Teo
2026 • Series
Original Music Composer • 23 eps
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray
2025 • Series
Music • 12 eps
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
2024 • Series
Original Music Composer • 10 eps
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers
2023 • Series
Original Music Composer • 12 eps
My Home Hero
2023 • Series
Original Music Composer • 20 eps
The Fire Hunter
2023 • Series
Music • 2 eps
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the East
2021 • Series
Original Music Composer • 2 eps
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West
2021 • Series
Original Music Composer • 12 eps
Vlad Love
2021 • Series
Original Music Composer • 39 eps
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
2020 • Series
Original Music Composer • 24 eps
No Guns Life
2019 • Series
Original Music Composer • 12 eps
The Ryuo's Work is Never Done!
2018 • Series
Original Music Composer • 2 eps
BORDER The Urge Medical Examiner Mika HIGA
2017 • Series
Music • 5 eps
Sand Whale and Me
2017 • Series
Original Music Composer • 8 eps
石川五右衛門
2016 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kenji Kawai.
