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 1024198108010000015.67 |
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TV, Winter 1984 5876198401080000026.82 |
6.82 5,876 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 7788197510010000037.21 |
7.21 7,788 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2442197301010000046.23 |
6.23 2,442 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1614197610060000056.12 |
6.12 1,614 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 64074197904020000067.83 |
7.83 64,074 Members |
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Special, 1987 1962198701020000076.57 |
6.57 1,962 Members |
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Special, 1982 2557198201030000086.86 |
6.86 2,557 Members |
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Movie, 1980 9663198003150000097.15 |
7.15 9,663 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5581198103140000106.94 |
6.94 5,581 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7144198203130000117.10 |
7.10 7,144 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6162198303120000127.01 |
7.01 6,162 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5558198403170000137.15 |
7.15 5,558 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7239198503160000147.09 |
7.09 7,239 Members |
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Movie, 1986 8866198603150000157.60 |
7.60 8,866 Members |
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Movie, 1987 5756198703140000166.95 |
6.95 5,756 Members |
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Movie, 1988 5785198803120000177.09 |
7.09 5,785 Members |
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Movie, 1989 5679198903110000187.13 |
7.13 5,679 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8169199003100000197.14 |
7.14 8,169 Members |
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Movie, 1991 12612199103090000207.32 |
7.32 12,612 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8145199203070000217.15 |
7.15 8,145 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7082199303060000227.13 |
7.13 7,082 Members |
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Movie, 1994 7789199403120000237.43 |
7.43 7,789 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5443199503040000246.98 |
6.98 5,443 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9000199603020000257.26 |
7.26 9,000 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4651199703080000266.86 |
6.86 4,651 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2655198108010000276.44 |
6.44 2,655 Members |
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7.30 6,227 Members |
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Special, 1979 1204197910030000296.14 |
6.14 1,204 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2026200103100000306.51 |
6.51 2,026 Members |
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Special, 1981 3504198101030000317.04 |
7.04 3,504 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3010199803070000326.91 |
6.91 3,010 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3608199903060000347.17 |
7.17 3,608 Members |
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Movie, 2000 3924200003040000357.31 |
7.31 3,924 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3811200203090000367.09 |
7.09 3,811 Members |
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Special, 1980 1824198001030000376.54 |
6.54 1,824 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2729198107180000386.27 |
6.27 2,729 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2197198207100000396.42 |
6.42 2,197 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1953198303130000406.23 |
6.23 1,953 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2058198412220000416.27 |
6.27 2,058 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1865198507130000426.06 |
6.06 1,865 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1821199306030000436.20 |
6.20 1,821 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1908199307100000446.13 |
6.13 1,908 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1771199403120000456.03 |
6.03 1,771 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16697198104080000467.18 |
7.18 16,697 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1044372198602260000487.97 |
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TV, Spring 2009 393925200904050000497.75 |
7.75 393,925 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49781201108020000507.53 |
7.53 49,781 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69425198612200000516.76 |
6.76 69,425 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66120198707180000526.73 |
6.73 66,120 Members |
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Movie, 1988 59008198807090000536.82 |
6.82 59,008 Members |
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Special, 1988 32209198806080000546.70 |
6.70 32,209 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1230680198904260000558.18 |
8.18 1,230,680 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124803198907150000566.63 |
6.63 124,803 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114878199003100000576.58 |
6.58 114,878 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138495199007070000586.69 |
6.69 138,495 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121498199103090000596.54 |
6.54 121,498 Members |
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Movie, 1991 150690199107200000607.06 |
7.06 150,690 Members |
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6.79 129,671 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124926199207110000626.83 |
6.83 124,926 Members |
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Movie, 1993 164121199303060000637.32 |
7.32 164,121 Members |
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Movie, 1993 123138199307100000647.11 |
7.11 123,138 Members |
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Movie, 1994 134270199403120000656.76 |
6.76 134,270 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124900199407090000665.77 |
5.77 124,900 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154176199503040000677.59 |
7.59 154,176 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133641199507150000687.35 |
7.35 133,641 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106542199010170000697.56 |
7.56 106,542 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111977199302240000707.79 |
7.79 111,977 Members |
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Special, 2008 52757200809210000716.83 |
6.83 52,757 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 666197710100000720.00 |
N/A 666 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 8674197404040000736.70 |
6.70 8,674 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4729198510200000747.28 |
7.28 4,729 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1325198607120000756.04 |
6.04 1,325 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2805197410040000766.50 |
6.50 2,805 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1217197704120000775.69 |
5.69 1,217 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 982197910060000786.01 |
6.01 982 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 2995197504040000796.55 |
6.55 2,995 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 902198104040000805.83 |
5.83 902 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1022197310010000815.79 |
5.79 1,022 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 11910198109280000826.95 |
6.95 11,910 Members |
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Movie, 1984 924198403170000836.00 |
6.00 924 Members |
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Movie, 1983 748198303120000846.09 |
6.09 748 Members |
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Movie, 1982 841198203130000856.07 |
6.07 841 Members |
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Movie, 1987 343198703140000860.00 |
N/A 343 Members |
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Movie, 1986 332198603150000870.00 |
N/A 332 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 14752198802250000887.41 |
7.41 14,752 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1853197310070000896.37 |
6.37 1,853 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3235197804020000906.95 |
6.95 3,235 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 37678199704010000916.87 |
6.87 37,678 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 6952197310020000926.69 |
6.69 6,952 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11075196910020000937.27 |
7.27 11,075 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6417197804010000947.18 |
7.18 6,417 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 12588197510050000957.55 |
7.55 12,588 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1064198604160000965.88 |
5.88 1,064 Members |
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Movie, 1984 833198403170000975.35 |
5.35 833 Members |
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N/A 577 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 7849198210130000997.36 |
7.36 7,849 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2133197703060001006.04 |
6.04 2,133 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1130197707170001015.57 |
5.57 1,130 Members |
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