Given name: 俊輔
Family name: 菊池Birthday: Nov 1, 1931 Website: Member Favorites: 109 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 1075198108010000015.71 |
5.71 1,075 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 6077198401080000026.82 |
6.82 6,077 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 8016197510010000037.21 |
7.21 8,016 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2575197301010000046.24 |
6.24 2,575 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1668197610060000056.15 |
6.15 1,668 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 66742197904020000067.86 |
7.86 66,742 Members |
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Special, 1987 2041198701020000076.61 |
6.61 2,041 Members |
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Special, 1982 2656198201030000086.87 |
6.87 2,656 Members |
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Movie, 1980 10186198003150000097.17 |
7.17 10,186 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5926198103140000106.96 |
6.96 5,926 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7595198203130000117.13 |
7.13 7,595 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6541198303120000127.03 |
7.03 6,541 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5898198403170000137.19 |
7.19 5,898 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7689198503160000147.15 |
7.15 7,689 Members |
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Movie, 1986 9343198603150000157.63 |
7.63 9,343 Members |
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Movie, 1987 6092198703140000166.97 |
6.97 6,092 Members |
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Movie, 1988 6166198803120000177.12 |
7.12 6,166 Members |
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Movie, 1989 6052198903110000187.17 |
7.17 6,052 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8680199003100000197.16 |
7.16 8,680 Members |
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Movie, 1991 13329199103090000207.35 |
7.35 13,329 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8509199203070000217.17 |
7.17 8,509 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7520199303060000227.17 |
7.17 7,520 Members |
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Movie, 1994 8284199403120000237.47 |
7.47 8,284 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5774199503040000247.00 |
7.00 5,774 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9496199603020000257.29 |
7.29 9,496 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4945199703080000266.88 |
6.88 4,945 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2796198108010000276.48 |
6.48 2,796 Members |
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7.35 6,603 Members |
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Special, 1979 1289197910030000296.17 |
6.17 1,289 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2118200103100000306.55 |
6.55 2,118 Members |
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Special, 1981 3640198101030000317.09 |
7.09 3,640 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3135199803070000326.95 |
6.95 3,135 Members |
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6.14 1,372 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3772199903060000347.20 |
7.20 3,772 Members |
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Movie, 2000 4131200003040000357.36 |
7.36 4,131 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3969200203090000367.14 |
7.14 3,969 Members |
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Special, 1980 1897198001030000376.59 |
6.59 1,897 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2857198107180000386.29 |
6.29 2,857 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2307198207100000396.45 |
6.45 2,307 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2039198303130000406.20 |
6.20 2,039 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2143198412220000416.30 |
6.30 2,143 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1948198507130000426.09 |
6.09 1,948 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1913199306030000436.23 |
6.23 1,913 Members |
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Movie, 1993 2000199307100000446.18 |
6.18 2,000 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1852199403120000456.09 |
6.09 1,852 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17647198104080000467.19 |
7.19 17,647 Members |
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5.77 1,010 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1082731198602260000487.98 |
7.98 1,082,731 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 409806200904050000497.76 |
7.76 409,806 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 51968201108020000507.54 |
7.54 51,968 Members |
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Movie, 1986 71957198612200000516.75 |
6.75 71,957 Members |
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Movie, 1987 68772198707180000526.72 |
6.72 68,772 Members |
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Movie, 1988 61289198807090000536.81 |
6.81 61,289 Members |
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Special, 1988 33185198806080000546.70 |
6.70 33,185 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1267875198904260000558.19 |
8.19 1,267,875 Members |
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Movie, 1989 129142198907150000566.62 |
6.62 129,142 Members |
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Movie, 1990 118581199003100000576.57 |
6.57 118,581 Members |
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Movie, 1990 143397199007070000586.69 |
6.69 143,397 Members |
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Movie, 1991 125726199103090000596.54 |
6.54 125,726 Members |
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Movie, 1991 156488199107200000607.07 |
7.07 156,488 Members |
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Movie, 1992 134186199203070000616.79 |
6.79 134,186 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129295199207110000626.83 |
6.83 129,295 Members |
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Movie, 1993 169934199303060000637.32 |
7.32 169,934 Members |
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Movie, 1993 127505199307100000647.11 |
7.11 127,505 Members |
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Movie, 1994 138885199403120000656.76 |
6.76 138,885 Members |
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Movie, 1994 129211199407090000665.76 |
5.76 129,211 Members |
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Movie, 1995 160417199503040000677.61 |
7.61 160,417 Members |
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Movie, 1995 138627199507150000687.36 |
7.36 138,627 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 110681199010170000697.57 |
7.57 110,681 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 116599199302240000707.80 |
7.80 116,599 Members |
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Special, 2008 54387200809210000716.82 |
6.82 54,387 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 705197710100000720.00 |
N/A 705 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 9104197404040000736.72 |
6.72 9,104 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3881197505150000746.54 |
6.54 3,881 Members |
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Movie, 1975 3094197503210000756.06 |
6.06 3,094 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2595197507260000766.04 |
6.04 2,595 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3033197607180000776.46 |
6.46 3,033 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4949198510200000787.29 |
7.29 4,949 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1374198607120000796.11 |
6.11 1,374 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2968197410040000806.52 |
6.52 2,968 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1272197704120000815.72 |
5.72 1,272 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 1010197910060000826.09 |
6.09 1,010 Members |
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Special, 2004 2891200407170000835.00 |
5.00 2,891 Members |
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Special, 2003 3016200307190000844.73 |
4.73 3,016 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3134197504040000856.57 |
6.57 3,134 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 934198104040000865.85 |
5.85 934 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1091197310010000875.78 |
5.78 1,091 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 12433198109280000886.97 |
6.97 12,433 Members |
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Movie, 1984 976198403170000896.15 |
6.15 976 Members |
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Movie, 1983 805198303120000906.17 |
6.17 805 Members |
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Movie, 1982 900198203130000916.11 |
6.11 900 Members |
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Movie, 1987 371198703140000920.00 |
N/A 371 Members |
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Movie, 1986 358198603150000930.00 |
N/A 358 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 15398198802250000947.42 |
7.42 15,398 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1952197310070000956.43 |
6.43 1,952 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3397197804020000966.95 |
6.95 3,397 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 38607199704010000976.86 |
6.86 38,607 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 7229197310020000986.69 |
6.69 7,229 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11530196910020000997.28 |
7.28 11,530 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6699197804010001007.18 |
7.18 6,699 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 13362197510050001017.56 |
7.56 13,362 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3203197603200001026.52 |
6.52 3,203 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1112198604160001035.94 |
5.94 1,112 Members |
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Movie, 1984 878198403170001045.37 |
5.37 878 Members |
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5.92 611 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 8223198210130001067.35 |
7.35 8,223 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2248197703060001076.07 |
6.07 2,248 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1200197707170001085.56 |
5.56 1,200 Members |
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