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# Shinichiro Ikebe

Composer. Born 15 September 1943 in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 15 September 1943, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
- **Also known as:** Shin'ichirō Ikebe, Ikebe Shin'ichirō, 池辺 晋一郎, 池邉晋一郎, Shinichirô Ikebe

## Biography

Shin'ichirō Ikebe (born 15 September 1943) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and film scores. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, and studied composition with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro and Akira Miyoshi at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, completing a master's degree in 1971.

He has composed the music for numerous films, including Akira Kurosawa's *Kagemusha* (1980), *Dreams* (1990), *Rhapsody in August* (1991) and *Madadayo* (1993), as well as Shōhei Imamura's *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983) and *The Eel* (1997). He has also written symphonies, operas and theatre music. Ikebe has served as a professor at the Tokyo College of Music.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, zen-on.co.jp.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Ballad of Narayama* (1983), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-narayama.md)

## Also known for

- *Kagemusha* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *Dreams* (1990), Original Music Composer
- *Future Boy Conan* (1978), Original Music Composer
- *Rhapsody in August* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *Vengeance Is Mine* (1979), Original Music Composer
- *Madadayo* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *The Eel* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *Glory to the Filmmaker!* (2007), Original Music Composer

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