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name: "Gary Ashiya"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-ashiya"
fi1m_id: "gary-ashiya"
imdb_id: "nm0038976"
tmdb_id: 20326
wikidata_id: "Q11301486"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "13 September 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:34:49.349694+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gary Ashiya

## Identity

Gary Ashiya

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-ashiya
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-ashiya
- **IMDb ID:** nm0038976
- **TMDB ID:** 20326
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11301486
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11301486, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038976/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20326

Composer. Born 13 September 1966 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 13 September 1966, Tokyo, Japan
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11301486, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038976/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20326

## Biography

Gary Ashiya (ゲイリー芦屋) is a Japanese composer and arranger. He was born on 13 September 1966 in Tokyo and is affiliated with the music production company Toyro Music.

He began working as a professional composer in 1990 after studying piano from childhood and later jazz and classical music. His film credits include *Cure* (1997), *Charisma* (1999), *Ju-on: The Curse* (2000), *Ju-on: The Curse 2* (2000), *Tomie: Rebirth* (2001), *Séance* (2004), *Loft* (2006), *Ju-On: White Ghost* (2009) and *Ju-On: Black Ghost* (2009). He has also composed for numerous television series and other projects.

His stage name derives from American record producer Gary Usher. He has released a compilation of his film music, *Ulam's Spiral* (2015), and performs as part of the unit Mustache Widow with Yuichi Kishino.

*Sources: imdb.com, toyromusic.com, vgmdb.net, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cure* (1997), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sounds of Winter* (2026), series, Original Music Composer
- *KINKI* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Hoso Kyoku Senkyo* (2025), series, Original Music Composer
- *Welcome to the Village* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Sibling Intrusion* (2024), series, Music
- *95* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Occupation of the New Airport* (2024), series, Original Music Composer
- *Picture of Spring* (2023), Music
- *The Shadows of Who We Once Were* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Captured Hospital* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Thorns of Love* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Knife* (2022), Music
- *Window* (2022), Music
- *Who?* (2022), Music
- *Skeleton Flowers* (2021), Music
- *Mellow* (2020), Music
- *Voice* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Seikan chiryô: Matagura no shohôsen* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *According to Our Butler* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *What Is Love?* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Mysterious Red Curse* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Mayonaka no Super Car* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Lickerish Stranger* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Homecoming* (2017), Music
- *Shiratori Reiko: The Movie* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Dokumushi: Toxic Insects* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Tensai Bakabon ~ Family Ties* (2016), Music
- *Girls, Dance with the Dead* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *I Alone* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Sailor Zombie* (2014), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Tale of Nishino* (2014), Music
- *Japanese Salaryman NEO* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Ju-On: White Ghost* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Ju-On: Black Ghost* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Gumi. Chocolate. Pine.* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Unholy Women* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Loft* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Roomshare no Onna* (2005), series, Original Music Composer
- *Séance* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *3 on 3* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Last Scene* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Gips* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Tomie: Rebirth* (2001), Original Music Composer
- *Setsunaku motomete II: Hitozuma-hen* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Ju-on: The Curse 2* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Crazy Lips* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Ju-on: The Curse* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Charisma* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *License to Live* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *4444444444* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *School Ghost Story G* (1998), Music
- *In a Corner* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *Cure* (1997), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md)
- *Kill* (1997), Original Music Composer

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