Why this filmmaker matters
Joe Hisaishi has 0 scores in the Nutevio catalogue.
Performer
Joe Hisaishi
Composer in the Nutevio catalogue.
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1984–present
- Known for
- Composer
The essay
Reading Joe Hisaishi
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Signature style
The recognisable elements are visual style, rewatchability, originality. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same eye, re-tuned for different registers. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is staged.
Legacy
Hisaishi set terms other filmmakers now work against: the structures, the pacing and the refusal to explain. Awards bodies have often been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
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Complete credits
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Frequent collaborators
Canonical people credited alongside this name across multiple titles.
Hayao Miyazaki
Actor
23 shared titles · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Toshio Suzuki
Actor
9 shared titles · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
8 shared titles · Spirited Away
Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Executive Producer
7 shared titles · Spirited Away
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Atsushi Okui
Director of Photography
6 shared titles · Spirited Away
Isao Takahata
Actor
5 shared titles · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Jiang Wen
Actor
5 shared titles · Let the Bullets Fly
Tooru Hara
Executive Producer
4 shared titles · Warriors of the Wind
Takuya Kimura
Actor
3 shared titles · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Koji Hoshino
Executive Producer
3 shared titles · The Boy and the Heron
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Seiichiro Ujiie
Executive Producer
3 shared titles · The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Masaki Suda
Actor
2 shared titles · Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron
Genre profile
- Fantasy14
- Animation13
- Family7
- Adventure7
- Drama5
- Action3
- Romance3
- Documentary1
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Quick facts
- Born
- Unknown
- Active
- 1984–present
- Scores composed
- 0
- In the Nutevio catalogue
- Known for
- Composer
- scored score
- 6.6
- Nutevio editorial metric
- Collection appearances
- 0
- Across the library
- Films rated 8+
- 0