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Shigeru Umebayashi

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Japanese composer

Film & TV

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Composer.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1951-02-19

Discography

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34,779
Total plays
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Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林茂, Umebayashi Shigeru) (born February 19, 1951 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a famous Japanese composer. He began his career as the leader of the Japanese new wave band EX. Subsequently, he began composing music for films and television series. He has composed music for more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films. His minuet, "Yumeji's Theme", originally composed for the 1991 Seijun Suzuki's film "Yumeji", was used by acclaimed director Kar Wai Wong in his 2000 film <a href

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Instance of
human
Given name
Shigeru
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kitakyūshū-shi
Languages spoken
Japanese
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Umebayashi (cropped).jpg
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name in native language
梅林茂
date of birth
1951-02-19
name in kana
うめばやし しげる
start of work period
1984-00-00
Commons category
Shigeru Umebayashi
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