Joe Hisaishi - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	06-December-1950
Place of Birth	Nakano (Japan, Nagano Prefecture, ChÅ«bu region)
Nationality	Japan
Also know as	JÃ´ Hisaishi, Jou Hisaishi, Joe Hisashi, ä¹…çŸ³è®©, Mamoru Fujisawa, Fujisawa Mamoru, Hisaishi JÅ, ãµã˜ã•ã‚ ã¾ã‚‚ã‚‹, Hisaishi Joe, è—¤æ¾¤ å®ˆ, Mamoru Fujisawa, Mamoru Fujisawa, JÃ´ Hisaishi, è—¤æ¾¤ å®ˆ, ä¹…çŸ³ è², Fujisawa Mamoru, Joe Hisaishi, Cá»u Tháº¡ch NhÆ°á»£ng, Äáº±ng Tráº¡ch Thá»§, è—¤æ¾¤å®ˆ, hisaishi, ä¹…çŸ³è²
Profession	Conductor, Film Score Composer, Music Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Music Director
Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a composer and musical director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, European classical, and Japanese classical. Lesser known are the other musical roles he plays; he is also a typesetter, author, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki, having composed scores for many of his films, including NausicaÃ¤ of the Valley of the Wind, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, and The Wind Rises. He is also recognized for the soundtracks he has provided for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea, Sonatine, Kids Return, Hana-bi, Kikujiro, and Dolls. He was a student of legendary anime composer Takeo Watanabe.

Awards by Joe Hisaishi

Check all the awards nominated and won by Joe Hisaishi.

2014

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : The Wind Rises

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	The Wind Rises
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Tokyo Family

2013

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer

2011

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Villain

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Villain

2010

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production	Ponyo

2009

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Ponyo

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Ponyo
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Departures

2008

Asian Film Award for Best Composer

Honored for : Ponyo

(Japan)

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score

Honored for : The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Asian Film Award for Best Composer	Ponyo Japan
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

2007

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Yamato

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Score	A Chinese Tall Story

2003

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Dolls

2002

Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production

Honored for : Spirited Away

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production	Spirited Away
Saturn Award for Best Music	Spirited Away

2001

Mainichi Film Concours Award for Best Music Score

Honored for : Spirited Away

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score	Spirited Away
Mainichi Film Concours Award for Best Music Score	Spirited Away

2000

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Kikujir? no Natsu

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Kikujir? no Natsu

1999

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Fireworks

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Fireworks

1997

Nominations 1997 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Kids Return

1994

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu, Sonatine, Haruka, nosutarujii

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Sonatine","Haruka, nosutarujii","Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu

1993

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Seishun dendekedekedeke

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Seishun dendekedekedeke

1992

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music

Honored for : Chizuko's Younger Sister, The Passage to Japan, Deer Friend, A Scene at the Sea

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	A Scene at the Sea","Deer Friend","Chizuko's Younger Sister","The Passage to Japan

1991

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music	Kanbakku","Tasmania Story","Free and Easy II","Peesuke: Gatapishi monogatari

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