Given name: 俊輔
Family name: 菊池Birthday: Nov 1, 1931 Website: Member Favorites: 103 More: Hometown: Hirosaki
Date of death: April 24, 2021
Kikuchi Shunsuke was a prolific Japanese composer who specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film.
Active since the early '60s, he was one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime productions for children, as well as violent action films, jidaigeki, and dorama. His works were comparatively more common in Toei-related productions.
Kikuchi's compositions characteristically have a 16-beat blues and pentatonic basis. Up-tempo works like those in Kamen Rider and Abarenbo Shogun form the majority of his works, while the 12/8 theme of Doraemon and the slow background music from long-running series have become some of his best-known works.
As anime and tokusatsu like Doraemon, Kamen Rider, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, jidaigeki such as Abarenbo Shogun and Choushichirou Edo Nikki, and TBS Saturday-night productions ranging from Key Hunter to G-Men '75 became long-running hit series, people began to say that "if Kikuchi Shunsuke is in charge of the music, the show will be a hit."
Shunsuke Kikuchi died of aspiration pneumonia on April 24, 2021 at 89 years old.
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Movie, 1981 902198108010000016.58 |
6.58 902 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 5733198401080000026.94 |
6.94 5,733 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 7637197510010000037.29 |
7.29 7,637 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2315197301010000046.93 |
6.93 2,315 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1494197610060000057.06 |
7.06 1,494 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 63660197904020000067.84 |
7.84 63,660 Members |
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Special, 1987 1956198701020000076.56 |
6.56 1,956 Members |
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Special, 1982 2546198201030000086.88 |
6.88 2,546 Members |
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Movie, 1980 9488198003150000097.21 |
7.21 9,488 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5431198103140000107.01 |
7.01 5,431 Members |
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Movie, 1982 6978198203130000117.17 |
7.17 6,978 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6011198303120000127.10 |
7.10 6,011 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5418198403170000137.25 |
7.25 5,418 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7087198503160000147.16 |
7.16 7,087 Members |
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Movie, 1986 8703198603150000157.65 |
7.65 8,703 Members |
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Movie, 1987 5617198703140000167.06 |
7.06 5,617 Members |
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Movie, 1988 5635198803120000177.18 |
7.18 5,635 Members |
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Movie, 1989 5532198903110000187.24 |
7.24 5,532 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8009199003100000197.20 |
7.20 8,009 Members |
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Movie, 1991 12434199103090000207.35 |
7.35 12,434 Members |
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Movie, 1992 7995199203070000217.22 |
7.22 7,995 Members |
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Movie, 1993 6934199303060000227.19 |
7.19 6,934 Members |
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Movie, 1994 7628199403120000237.48 |
7.48 7,628 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5300199503040000247.16 |
7.16 5,300 Members |
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Movie, 1996 8834199603020000257.32 |
7.32 8,834 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4512199703080000266.96 |
6.96 4,512 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2535198108010000276.68 |
6.68 2,535 Members |
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7.35 6,076 Members |
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Special, 1979 1190197910030000296.14 |
6.14 1,190 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2019200103100000306.52 |
6.52 2,019 Members |
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Special, 1981 3375198101030000317.12 |
7.12 3,375 Members |
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Movie, 1998 2890199803070000327.05 |
7.05 2,890 Members |
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6.08 1,299 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3490199903060000347.29 |
7.29 3,490 Members |
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Movie, 2000 3798200003040000357.47 |
7.47 3,798 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3687200203090000367.16 |
7.16 3,687 Members |
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Special, 1980 1820198001030000376.54 |
6.54 1,820 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2599198107180000386.56 |
6.56 2,599 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2071198207100000396.78 |
6.78 2,071 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1827198303130000406.66 |
6.66 1,827 Members |
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Movie, 1984 1931198412220000416.69 |
6.69 1,931 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1743198507130000426.63 |
6.63 1,743 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1699199306030000436.71 |
6.71 1,699 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1783199307100000446.71 |
6.71 1,783 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1647199403120000456.62 |
6.62 1,647 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16528198104080000467.30 |
7.30 16,528 Members |
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5.81 938 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1040938198602260000487.97 |
7.97 1,040,938 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 392531200904050000497.74 |
7.74 392,531 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49504201108020000507.54 |
7.54 49,504 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69095198612200000516.77 |
6.77 69,095 Members |
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Movie, 1987 65779198707180000526.74 |
6.74 65,779 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58709198807090000536.83 |
6.83 58,709 Members |
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Special, 1988 32136198806080000546.70 |
6.70 32,136 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1227367198904260000558.18 |
8.18 1,227,367 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124358198907150000566.64 |
6.64 124,358 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114490199003100000576.59 |
6.59 114,490 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138018199007070000586.69 |
6.69 138,018 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121052199103090000596.55 |
6.55 121,052 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150132199107200000607.07 |
7.07 150,132 Members |
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6.80 129,228 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124464199207110000626.84 |
6.84 124,464 Members |
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Movie, 1993 163570199303060000637.32 |
7.32 163,570 Members |
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Movie, 1993 122666199307100000647.12 |
7.12 122,666 Members |
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Movie, 1994 133803199403120000656.77 |
6.77 133,803 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124442199407090000665.78 |
5.78 124,442 Members |
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Movie, 1995 153588199503040000677.60 |
7.60 153,588 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133137199507150000687.36 |
7.36 133,137 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106109199010170000697.57 |
7.57 106,109 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111485199302240000707.79 |
7.79 111,485 Members |
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Special, 2008 52622200809210000716.83 |
6.83 52,622 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 660197710100000720.00 |
N/A 660 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 8510197404040000736.95 |
6.95 8,510 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4615198510200000747.68 |
7.68 4,615 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1206198607120000756.84 |
6.84 1,206 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2668197410040000766.56 |
6.56 2,668 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1097197704120000776.36 |
6.36 1,097 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 856197910060000786.10 |
6.10 856 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 2868197504040000796.64 |
6.64 2,868 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 786198104040000806.14 |
6.14 786 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1009197310010000815.86 |
5.86 1,009 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 11767198109280000827.04 |
7.04 11,767 Members |
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Movie, 1984 916198403170000836.01 |
6.01 916 Members |
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Movie, 1983 743198303120000846.15 |
6.15 743 Members |
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Movie, 1982 835198203130000856.19 |
6.19 835 Members |
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Movie, 1987 341198703140000860.00 |
N/A 341 Members |
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Movie, 1986 330198603150000870.00 |
N/A 330 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 14587198802250000887.51 |
7.51 14,587 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1730197310070000897.09 |
7.09 1,730 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3111197804020000907.30 |
7.30 3,111 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 37504199704010000916.89 |
6.89 37,504 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 6807197310020000926.90 |
6.90 6,807 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 10942196910020000937.43 |
7.43 10,942 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6277197804010000947.35 |
7.35 6,277 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 12403197510050000957.64 |
7.64 12,403 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 944198604160000966.41 |
6.41 944 Members |
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Movie, 1984 743198403170000975.41 |
5.41 743 Members |
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N/A 572 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 7698198210130000997.51 |
7.51 7,698 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2002197703060001006.31 |
6.31 2,002 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1003197707170001016.34 |
6.34 1,003 Members |
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