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name: "Reijirō Koroku"
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tmdb_id: 151173
wikidata_id: "Q4678162"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "13 December 1949"
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average_over: 1
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# Reijirō Koroku

## Identity

Reijirō Koroku

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/reijiro-koroku
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** reijiro-koroku
- **IMDb ID:** nm0466544
- **TMDB ID:** 151173
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4678162
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678162, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466544/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151173

Composer. Born 13 December 1949 in Okayama, Okayama, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 13 December 1949, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
- **Also known as:** Reijiro Koroku, Reijirou Koroku
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4678162, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0466544/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151173

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Return of Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/the-return-of-godzilla.md) (55)

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## Biography

Reijirō Koroku is a Japanese composer, arranger and musicologist. He was born on 13 December 1949 in Okayama, Japan, and studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He is a student of composer Kōichi Sugiyama.

Koroku composed the score for the film *The Return of Godzilla* (1984), also credited on the American version *Godzilla 1985* (1985). His other film work includes *1750 Days of Turbulence* (1990), for which he received a Japanese Academy Award nomination. He has composed for television, anime, theatre, opera and video games, and teaches at the Tokyo College of Music.

Since 1993 he has been married to actress Chieko Baishō.

*Sources: wikizilla.org, imdb.com, fr.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Return of Godzilla* (1984), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-return-of-godzilla.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

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

- *Godzilla Fest 5: Great Monster Battle* (2024), Music
- *Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex* (2022), Music
- *Only the Cat Knows* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Baseball Players Acting On The Stage!* (2018), Music
- *Kaze no Tōge: Ginkan no Fu* (2015), series, Music
- *Onmitsu Hicho* (2011), Music
- *Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari* (2008), Music
- *Beauty* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *その男、副署長* (2007), series, Original Music Composer
- *Konbanwa* (2004), Music Director
- *Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa* (2004), Music
- *Sakura* (2002), series, Original Music Composer
- *The War of the Girl* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *住井すゑ 百歳の人間宣言* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Nanohana no Oki* (2001), series, Music
- *Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran* (2000), Music
- *The Veteran Trio* (1999), series, Music
- *The Day the Earth Moved* (1997), Music
- *Hideyoshi* (1996), series, Original Music Composer
- *Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties* (1995), Original Music Composer
- *Song of Raiyantsuuri* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *Vietnam no dâchan* (1994), Original Music Composer
- *A Little Journey* (1994), Music
- *Bokyo* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Last Air Raid Kumagaya* (1993), Music
- *Izakaya Chōji* (1992), series, Music
- *Midwinter Camellia* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Detective Story* (1992), Original Music Composer
- *Adachi-ga Hara* (1991), Music
- *Castle of Sand* (1991), Music
- *Izumo* (1991), series, Music
- *Video Girl Ai* (1991), Music
- *Kayoko's Diary* (1991), Music
- *1750 Days of Turbulence* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Aurora Borealis* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Parasol Henbe* (1989), series, Music
- *The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor* (1989), Music
- *War and Flowers* (1989), Music
- *Oshare dorobō* (1989), Music
- *Love Bites Back* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend* (1988), Music
- *Mystery of the Coral Seas* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Yamataro Comes Back* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *Kazoku Hakkei* (1986), Music
- *Godzilla 1985* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Lunn Flies into the Wind* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *Caribe: Symphony of Love* (1985), Original Music Composer
- *The Return of Godzilla* (1984), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-return-of-godzilla.md)
- *Life of St. Blue Eyes* (1984), series, Music
- *Rain Boy* (1983), Music
- *The Green Cat* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *Alice in Wonderland* (1983), series, Original Music Composer
- *The Gutsy Frog: The Movie* (1982), Music
- *Enchanted Journey* (1981), Music Director, Original Music Composer
- *Adventures of the Polar Cubs* (1979), Music
- *Tokyo Air Raid Glass Rabbit* (1979), Music
- *Pica-Don* (1978), Music
- *Prime Minister of Yuhigaoka* (1978), series, Music

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