---
title: 'Kenji Kawai'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film score composer'
  - 'guitarist'
  - 'conductor'
  - 'composer'
born: '1957-04-23'
birthplace: 'Shinagawa'
films_in_library: 66
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-kawai'
updated: '2026-07-31'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_Kawai'
wikidata: 'Q443712'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kenji Kawai

film score composer, guitarist, conductor, composer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2024 · [Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In](https://cinepixo.com/movies/twilight-of-the-warriors-walled-in-2024) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2023 · [Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/birth-of-kitaro-the-mystery-of-gegege-2023) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2019 · [Ip Man 4: The Finale](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ip-man-4-the-finale-2019) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings](https://cinepixo.com/movies/detective-dee-the-four-heavenly-kings-2018) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be The One](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kamen-rider-build-the-movie-be-the-one-2018) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [Ultraman Geed the Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ultraman-geed-the-movie-2018) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2018 · [Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms](https://cinepixo.com/movies/maquia-when-the-promised-flower-blooms-2018) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2017 · [Brotherhood of Blades 2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/brotherhood-of-blades-2-2017) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2017 · [Resident Evil: Vendetta](https://cinepixo.com/movies/resident-evil-vendetta-2017) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [Ip Man 3](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ip-man-3-2015) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2015 · [Ghost Theater](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghost-theater-2015) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [Garm Wars: The Last Druid](https://cinepixo.com/movies/garm-wars-the-last-druid-2014) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2014 · [Monsterz](https://cinepixo.com/movies/monsterz-2014) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/young-detective-dee-rise-of-the-sea-dragon-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [Sadako 3D 2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sadako-3d-2-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [Saving General Yang](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saving-general-yang-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [The Complex](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-complex-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [Genome Hazard](https://cinepixo.com/movies/genome-hazard-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2013 · [Tales from the Dark 1](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tales-from-the-dark-1-2013) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2012 · [Sadako 3D](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sadako-3d-2012) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2012 · [009 Re:Cyborg](https://cinepixo.com/movies/009-recyborg-2012) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2011 · [Tormented](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tormented-2011) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2011 · [Gantz: Perfect Answer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gantz-perfect-answer-2011) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Ip Man 2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ip-man-2-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Chatroom](https://cinepixo.com/movies/chatroom-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Gantz](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gantz-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ultraman-zero-the-revenge-of-belial-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [The Incite Mill](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-incite-mill-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mobile-suit-gundam-00-the-movie-a-wakening-of-the-trailblazer-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2010 · [Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fatestay-night-unlimited-blade-works-2010) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2009 · [Assault Girls](https://cinepixo.com/movies/assault-girls-2009) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2009 · [Rain Fall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rain-fall-2009) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [Ip Man](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ip-man-2008) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [L: Change the World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/l-change-the-world-2008) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2008 · [The Sky Crawlers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sky-crawlers-2008) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2007 · [Kaidan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kaidan-2007) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Death Note](https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-note-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Death Note 2: The Last Name](https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-note-2-the-last-name-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Dragon Tiger Gate](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dragon-tiger-gate-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [A Battle of Wits](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-battle-of-wits-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Running Wild](https://cinepixo.com/movies/running-wild-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Trapped Ashes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/trapped-ashes-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2006 · [Tachiguishi-Retsuden](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tachiguishi-retsuden-2006) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [Seven Swords](https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-swords-2005) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [Reincarnation](https://cinepixo.com/movies/reincarnation-2005) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2005 · [Antarctic Journal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/antarctic-journal-2005) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Samayou Yaiba](https://cinepixo.com/movies/samayou-yaiba-2004) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Premonition](https://cinepixo.com/movies/premonition-2004) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2004 · [Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghost-in-the-shell-2-innocence-2004) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Dark Water](https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-water-2002) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Bloody Mallory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bloody-mallory-2002) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2002 · [Samourais](https://cinepixo.com/movies/samourais-2002) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [Avalon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/avalon-2001) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [Unloved](https://cinepixo.com/movies/unloved-2001) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [The Princess Blade](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-princess-blade-2001) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2001 · [WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wxiii-patlabor-the-movie-3-2001) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Chaos](https://cinepixo.com/movies/chaos-2000) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Ring 2](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ring-2-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Ring](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ring-1998) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Ghost in the Shell](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghost-in-the-shell-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Patlabor 2: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/patlabor-2-the-movie-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [Talking Head](https://cinepixo.com/movies/talking-head-1992) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops](https://cinepixo.com/movies/straydog-kerberos-panzer-cops-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ranma-12-big-trouble-in-nekonron-china-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Patlabor: The Movie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/patlabor-the-movie-1989) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [The Red Spectacles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-red-spectacles-1987) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-kawai
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