Chumei Watanabe
Chumei Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Chūmei), born Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Michiaki),[1] is a Japanese film score and television score composer. He has worked on various tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.[2]
Chumei Watanabe 渡辺 宙明 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michiaki Watanabe |
| Born | August 19, 1925 Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and arranger |
| Years active | 1956-present |
Personal life
His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series and his granddaughter Mako Watanabe is part of the idol duo Namakopuri where she goes under the stage name, "Mako Principal".
Awards
For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards[3] and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.[4]
References
- Homenick, Brett (2019-02-27). "HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES! Composer Chumei Watanabe on Scoring Japanese Films!". Vantage Point Interviews. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- Loveridge, Lynzee (28 September 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "The Boy and the Beast, Masakazu Hashimoto Win Japan Movie Critics Awards". Anime News Network. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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