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 5879198401080000026.82 |
6.82 5,879 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 7797197510010000037.21 |
7.21 7,797 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2443197301010000046.23 |
6.23 2,443 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1618197610060000056.12 |
6.12 1,618 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 64166197904020000067.83 |
7.83 64,166 Members |
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Special, 1987 1966198701020000076.56 |
6.56 1,966 Members |
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Special, 1982 2561198201030000086.86 |
6.86 2,561 Members |
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Movie, 1980 9681198003150000097.15 |
7.15 9,681 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5589198103140000106.94 |
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Movie, 1982 7157198203130000117.10 |
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Movie, 1983 6171198303120000127.01 |
7.01 6,171 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5567198403170000137.15 |
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Movie, 1985 7256198503160000147.09 |
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Movie, 1986 8882198603150000157.60 |
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Movie, 1987 5765198703140000166.95 |
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Movie, 1988 5797198803120000177.09 |
7.09 5,797 Members |
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Movie, 1989 5691198903110000187.13 |
7.13 5,691 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8185199003100000197.14 |
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Movie, 1991 12638199103090000207.32 |
7.32 12,638 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8159199203070000217.15 |
7.15 8,159 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7099199303060000227.13 |
7.13 7,099 Members |
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Movie, 1994 7803199403120000237.43 |
7.43 7,803 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5455199503040000246.98 |
6.98 5,455 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9012199603020000257.26 |
7.26 9,012 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4662199703080000266.86 |
6.86 4,662 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2661198108010000276.44 |
6.44 2,661 Members |
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7.30 6,241 Members |
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Special, 1979 1208197910030000296.14 |
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Movie, 2001 2030200103100000306.51 |
6.51 2,030 Members |
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Special, 1981 3508198101030000317.04 |
7.04 3,508 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3012199803070000326.91 |
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6.09 1,309 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3613199903060000347.17 |
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Movie, 2000 3929200003040000357.31 |
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Movie, 2002 3815200203090000367.09 |
7.09 3,815 Members |
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Special, 1980 1827198001030000376.54 |
6.54 1,827 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2737198107180000386.27 |
6.27 2,737 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2205198207100000396.42 |
6.42 2,205 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1961198303130000406.23 |
6.23 1,961 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2066198412220000416.27 |
6.27 2,066 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1871198507130000426.06 |
6.06 1,871 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1827199306030000436.19 |
6.19 1,827 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1914199307100000446.12 |
6.12 1,914 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1777199403120000456.03 |
6.03 1,777 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16724198104080000467.18 |
7.18 16,724 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1045229198602260000487.97 |
7.97 1,045,229 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 394289200904050000497.75 |
7.75 394,289 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49826201108020000507.53 |
7.53 49,826 Members |
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Movie, 1986 69486198612200000516.76 |
6.76 69,486 Members |
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Movie, 1987 66183198707180000526.73 |
6.73 66,183 Members |
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Movie, 1988 59054198807090000536.82 |
6.82 59,054 Members |
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Special, 1988 32233198806080000546.70 |
6.70 32,233 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1231545198904260000558.18 |
8.18 1,231,545 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124885198907150000566.63 |
6.63 124,885 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114954199003100000576.58 |
6.58 114,954 Members |
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Movie, 1990 138587199007070000586.69 |
6.69 138,587 Members |
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Movie, 1991 121587199103090000596.54 |
6.54 121,587 Members |
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Movie, 1992 125005199207110000626.83 |
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Movie, 1993 164236199303060000637.32 |
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Movie, 1993 123218199307100000647.11 |
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Movie, 1994 134362199403120000656.76 |
6.76 134,362 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124989199407090000665.77 |
5.77 124,989 Members |
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Movie, 1995 154293199503040000677.60 |
7.60 154,293 Members |
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Movie, 1995 133737199507150000687.35 |
7.35 133,737 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 106616199010170000697.56 |
7.56 106,616 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 112073199302240000707.79 |
7.79 112,073 Members |
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Special, 2008 52804200809210000716.83 |
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TV, Fall 1977 667197710100000720.00 |
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TV, Spring 1974 8685197404040000736.71 |
6.71 8,685 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3679197505150000746.50 |
6.50 3,679 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2920197503210000756.01 |
6.01 2,920 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2466197507260000766.00 |
6.00 2,466 Members |
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Movie, 1976 2863197607180000776.43 |
6.43 2,863 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4736198510200000787.28 |
7.28 4,736 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1326198607120000796.04 |
6.04 1,326 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2812197410040000806.50 |
6.50 2,812 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1219197704120000815.69 |
5.69 1,219 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 984197910060000826.01 |
6.01 984 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 2999197504040000836.56 |
6.56 2,999 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 903198104040000845.83 |
5.83 903 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1022197310010000855.79 |
5.79 1,022 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 11926198109280000866.95 |
6.95 11,926 Members |
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Movie, 1984 926198403170000876.00 |
6.00 926 Members |
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Movie, 1983 752198303120000886.10 |
6.10 752 Members |
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Movie, 1982 843198203130000896.08 |
6.08 843 Members |
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Movie, 1987 343198703140000900.00 |
N/A 343 Members |
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Movie, 1986 332198603150000910.00 |
N/A 332 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 14763198802250000927.41 |
7.41 14,763 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1855197310070000936.39 |
6.39 1,855 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3238197804020000946.96 |
6.96 3,238 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 37695199704010000956.87 |
6.87 37,695 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 6960197310020000966.69 |
6.69 6,960 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11088196910020000977.27 |
7.27 11,088 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6421197804010000987.18 |
7.18 6,421 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 12606197510050000997.55 |
7.55 12,606 Members |
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Movie, 1976 2989197603200001006.50 |
6.50 2,989 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1065198604160001015.88 |
5.88 1,065 Members |
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Movie, 1984 833198403170001025.35 |
5.35 833 Members |
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N/A 577 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 7854198210130001047.36 |
7.36 7,854 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2140197703060001056.04 |
6.04 2,140 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1131197707170001065.57 |
5.57 1,131 Members |
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Kenji Yamamoto's soundtrack for Dragon Ball Z Kai is a callback to the Dragon Ball Z soundtrack by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Many saw it as a return to form by Toei, however after fan backlash and an investigation by the studio, it became apparent that Yamamoto's score was not entirely his own.
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