Kenji Kawai date of birth:
April 23, 1957
How old is Kenji Kawai?
69
Where was Kenji Kawai born?
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Kenji Kawai body shape:
Average
What color are Kenji Kawai's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Kenji Kawai's hair?
Black
Is Kenji Kawai gay or straight?
Straight
What is Kenji Kawai's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Kenji Kawai nationality?
Japanese
What is Kenji Kawai's occupation?
Composer, musician (guitarist), conductor
What genre is Kenji Kawai's work?
Film score, Electronic music, Instrumental music
Short Biography
Kenji Kawai (川井 憲次, Kawai Kenji, born April 23, 1957 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese music composer, for motion pictures, anime movies, video games and televised programs. He has contributed to the musical scores for numerous films from Japan and other countries in Asia, working in film genres as diverse as anime, horror, sci-fi and historical epic. Among his credits are Tsui Hark's Seven Swords and Wilson Yip's Ip Man; Mamoru Oshii's films The Red Spectacles, StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops, Ghost in the Shell, Mobile Police Patlabor and Avalon; the anime adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma ½ and Maison Ikkoku; the live-action adaptation of Gantz; and Hideo Nakata's films Ring, Ring 2, Chaos, Dark Water and Kaidan.