Michiaki Watanabe

Michiaki Watanabe (渡辺 宙明, Watanabe Michiaki, born August 19, 1925) is a Japanese film score and television score composer. He has worked on tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.[1]

Personal life

His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series.

Awards

For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards[2] and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.[3]

References
  1. Loveridge, Lynzee (28 September 2015). "90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. "Gatchaman's Kuri, Ashita no Joe's Yamazaki Win Tokyo Anime Awards". Anime News Network. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. "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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