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name: "Shirō Sagisu"
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born: "29 August 1957"
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# Shirō Sagisu

Composer. Born 29 August 1957 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 29 August 1957, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- **Also known as:** Shiro Sagisu, 鷺巣 詩郎

## Biography

Shirō Sagisu (also credited as Shiro Sagisu) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. Born on 29 August 1957 in Setagaya, Tokyo, he began his career in 1977 as a member of the jazz fusion band T-Square before becoming a full-time composer and writer in 1979.

He is best known for his long collaboration with studio Gainax and director Hideaki Anno, composing the soundtrack for the 1995 series *Neon Genesis Evangelion* and its related films, including *The End of Evangelion* (1997) and the Rebuild of Evangelion series. His other notable anime scores include *Bleach* (2004) and its films, *Attack on Titan* (2015), and *Berserk* (2016). He also composed for live-action films such as *Shin Godzilla* (2016).

Sagisu won the Tokyo Anime Award for Best Music in 2010 for *Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance*. He arranged a version of the Japanese national anthem performed at the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. He is president of the production company P Productions, founded by his father.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Neon Genesis Evangelion* (1995), Fi1m 86, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/neon-genesis-evangelion.md)

## Also known for

- *Bleach* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion* (1997), Original Music Composer, Songs
- *Shin Godzilla* (2016), Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Musician, Music Programmer
- *Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Attack on Titan* (2015), Original Music Composer

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