Given name: 俊輔
Family name: 菊池Birthday: Nov 1, 1931 Website: Member Favorites: 100 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 792198108010000016.23 |
6.23 792 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 5617198401080000026.87 |
6.87 5,617 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 7514197510010000037.24 |
7.24 7,514 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2199197301010000046.67 |
6.67 2,199 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1394197610060000056.91 |
6.91 1,394 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 63420197904020000067.84 |
7.84 63,420 Members |
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Special, 1987 1948198701020000076.56 |
6.56 1,948 Members |
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Special, 1982 2538198201030000086.88 |
6.88 2,538 Members |
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Movie, 1980 9356198003150000097.17 |
7.17 9,356 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5303198103140000106.97 |
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Movie, 1982 6846198203130000117.12 |
7.12 6,846 Members |
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Movie, 1983 5880198303120000127.04 |
7.04 5,880 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5297198403170000137.19 |
7.19 5,297 Members |
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Movie, 1985 6952198503160000147.11 |
7.11 6,952 Members |
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Movie, 1986 8578198603150000157.64 |
7.64 8,578 Members |
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Movie, 1987 5489198703140000166.99 |
6.99 5,489 Members |
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Movie, 1988 5508198803120000177.12 |
7.12 5,508 Members |
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Movie, 1989 5406198903110000187.18 |
7.18 5,406 Members |
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Movie, 1990 7868199003100000197.16 |
7.16 7,868 Members |
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Movie, 1991 12289199103090000207.33 |
7.33 12,289 Members |
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Movie, 1992 7860199203070000217.18 |
7.18 7,860 Members |
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Movie, 1993 6798199303060000227.15 |
7.15 6,798 Members |
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Movie, 1994 7494199403120000237.45 |
7.45 7,494 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5182199503040000247.10 |
7.10 5,182 Members |
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Movie, 1996 8697199603020000257.29 |
7.29 8,697 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4384199703080000266.90 |
6.90 4,384 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2419198108010000276.53 |
6.53 2,419 Members |
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7.32 5,937 Members |
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Special, 1979 1184197910030000296.15 |
6.15 1,184 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2010200103100000306.50 |
6.50 2,010 Members |
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Special, 1981 3247198101030000317.05 |
7.05 3,247 Members |
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Movie, 1998 2774199803070000326.97 |
6.97 2,774 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3370199903060000347.24 |
7.24 3,370 Members |
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Movie, 2000 3685200003040000357.44 |
7.44 3,685 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3565200203090000367.09 |
7.09 3,565 Members |
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Special, 1980 1814198001030000376.54 |
6.54 1,814 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2484198107180000386.36 |
6.36 2,484 Members |
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Movie, 1982 1957198207100000396.52 |
6.52 1,957 Members |
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Movie, 1983 1713198303130000406.35 |
6.35 1,713 Members |
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Movie, 1984 1818198412220000416.39 |
6.39 1,818 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1628198507130000426.28 |
6.28 1,628 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1586199306030000436.38 |
6.38 1,586 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1672199307100000446.38 |
6.38 1,672 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1536199403120000456.21 |
6.21 1,536 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 16384198104080000467.27 |
7.27 16,384 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1039131198602260000487.97 |
7.97 1,039,131 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 391794200904050000497.74 |
7.74 391,794 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 49307201108020000507.53 |
7.53 49,307 Members |
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Movie, 1986 68876198612200000516.76 |
6.76 68,876 Members |
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Movie, 1987 65555198707180000526.74 |
6.74 65,555 Members |
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Movie, 1988 58503198807090000536.83 |
6.83 58,503 Members |
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Special, 1988 32097198806080000546.70 |
6.70 32,097 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1225579198904260000558.18 |
8.18 1,225,579 Members |
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Movie, 1989 124060198907150000566.63 |
6.63 124,060 Members |
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Movie, 1990 114207199003100000576.58 |
6.58 114,207 Members |
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Movie, 1990 137691199007070000586.69 |
6.69 137,691 Members |
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Movie, 1991 120772199103090000596.55 |
6.55 120,772 Members |
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Movie, 1991 149762199107200000607.06 |
7.06 149,762 Members |
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Movie, 1992 128929199203070000616.79 |
6.79 128,929 Members |
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Movie, 1992 124157199207110000626.83 |
6.83 124,157 Members |
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Movie, 1993 163236199303060000637.32 |
7.32 163,236 Members |
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Movie, 1993 122368199307100000647.11 |
7.11 122,368 Members |
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Movie, 1994 133489199403120000656.77 |
6.77 133,489 Members |
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Movie, 1994 124146199407090000665.78 |
5.78 124,146 Members |
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Movie, 1995 153217199503040000677.60 |
7.60 153,217 Members |
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Movie, 1995 132818199507150000687.36 |
7.36 132,818 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 105840199010170000697.57 |
7.57 105,840 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 111166199302240000707.79 |
7.79 111,166 Members |
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Special, 2008 52554200809210000716.83 |
6.83 52,554 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 656197710100000720.00 |
N/A 656 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 8385197404040000736.84 |
6.84 8,385 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4517198510200000747.65 |
7.65 4,517 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1099198607120000756.60 |
6.60 1,099 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2638197410040000766.52 |
6.52 2,638 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 993197704120000776.23 |
6.23 993 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 750197910060000786.11 |
6.11 750 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 2819197504040000796.59 |
6.59 2,819 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 681198104040000806.12 |
6.12 681 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1009197310010000815.86 |
5.86 1,009 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 11657198109280000827.01 |
7.01 11,657 Members |
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Movie, 1984 914198403170000836.00 |
6.00 914 Members |
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Movie, 1983 742198303120000846.15 |
6.15 742 Members |
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Movie, 1982 833198203130000856.19 |
6.19 833 Members |
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Movie, 1987 339198703140000860.00 |
N/A 339 Members |
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Movie, 1986 329198603150000870.00 |
N/A 329 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 14450198802250000887.46 |
7.46 14,450 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1624197310070000896.92 |
6.92 1,624 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 2987197804020000907.12 |
7.12 2,987 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 37366199704010000916.88 |
6.88 37,366 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 6692197310020000926.78 |
6.78 6,692 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 10826196910020000937.40 |
7.40 10,826 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6156197804010000947.29 |
7.29 6,156 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 12277197510050000957.61 |
7.61 12,277 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 920198604160000966.29 |
6.29 920 Members |
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Movie, 1984 742198403170000975.40 |
5.40 742 Members |
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N/A 572 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 7567198210130000997.45 |
7.45 7,567 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1962197703060001006.20 |
6.20 1,962 Members |
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Movie, 1977 892197707170001015.69 |
5.69 892 Members |
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