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 1078198108010000015.71 |
5.71 1,078 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 6090198401080000026.82 |
6.82 6,090 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 8032197510010000037.22 |
7.22 8,032 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2579197301010000046.24 |
6.24 2,579 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1673197610060000056.15 |
6.15 1,673 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 66845197904020000067.86 |
7.86 66,845 Members |
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Special, 1987 2044198701020000076.62 |
6.62 2,044 Members |
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Special, 1982 2658198201030000086.88 |
6.88 2,658 Members |
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Movie, 1980 10215198003150000097.18 |
7.18 10,215 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5943198103140000106.96 |
6.96 5,943 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7621198203130000117.14 |
7.14 7,621 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6566198303120000127.03 |
7.03 6,566 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5917198403170000137.19 |
7.19 5,917 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7712198503160000147.15 |
7.15 7,712 Members |
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Movie, 1986 9367198603150000157.64 |
7.64 9,367 Members |
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Movie, 1987 6109198703140000166.97 |
6.97 6,109 Members |
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Movie, 1988 6184198803120000177.13 |
7.13 6,184 Members |
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Movie, 1989 6070198903110000187.17 |
7.17 6,070 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8705199003100000197.16 |
7.16 8,705 Members |
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Movie, 1991 13364199103090000207.35 |
7.35 13,364 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8530199203070000217.17 |
7.17 8,530 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7548199303060000227.17 |
7.17 7,548 Members |
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Movie, 1994 8314199403120000237.47 |
7.47 8,314 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5793199503040000247.01 |
7.01 5,793 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9523199603020000257.29 |
7.29 9,523 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4960199703080000266.89 |
6.89 4,960 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2800198108010000276.48 |
6.48 2,800 Members |
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7.35 6,618 Members |
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Special, 1979 1291197910030000296.17 |
6.17 1,291 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2122200103100000306.56 |
6.56 2,122 Members |
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Special, 1981 3646198101030000317.09 |
7.09 3,646 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3140199803070000326.95 |
6.95 3,140 Members |
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1375199400000000336.14 |
6.14 1,375 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3785199903060000347.20 |
7.20 3,785 Members |
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Movie, 2000 4142200003040000357.36 |
7.36 4,142 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3978200203090000367.14 |
7.14 3,978 Members |
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Special, 1980 1899198001030000376.59 |
6.59 1,899 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2863198107180000386.28 |
6.28 2,863 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2314198207100000396.45 |
6.45 2,314 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2046198303130000406.20 |
6.20 2,046 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2149198412220000416.30 |
6.30 2,149 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1953198507130000426.09 |
6.09 1,953 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1921199306030000436.23 |
6.23 1,921 Members |
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Movie, 1993 2006199307100000446.18 |
6.18 2,006 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1857199403120000456.09 |
6.09 1,857 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17684198104080000467.20 |
7.20 17,684 Members |
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5.77 1,015 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1084067198602260000487.98 |
7.98 1,084,067 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 410372200904050000497.76 |
7.76 410,372 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 52053201108020000507.54 |
7.54 52,053 Members |
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Movie, 1986 72063198612200000516.75 |
6.75 72,063 Members |
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Movie, 1987 68885198707180000526.72 |
6.72 68,885 Members |
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Movie, 1988 61393198807090000536.81 |
6.81 61,393 Members |
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Special, 1988 33232198806080000546.70 |
6.70 33,232 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1269275198904260000558.19 |
8.19 1,269,275 Members |
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Movie, 1989 129294198907150000566.62 |
6.62 129,294 Members |
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Movie, 1990 118716199003100000576.57 |
6.57 118,716 Members |
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Movie, 1990 143577199007070000586.69 |
6.69 143,577 Members |
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Movie, 1991 125879199103090000596.54 |
6.54 125,879 Members |
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Movie, 1991 156707199107200000607.07 |
7.07 156,707 Members |
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Movie, 1992 134350199203070000616.79 |
6.79 134,350 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129454199207110000626.83 |
6.83 129,454 Members |
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Movie, 1993 170138199303060000637.32 |
7.32 170,138 Members |
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Movie, 1993 127665199307100000647.11 |
7.11 127,665 Members |
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Movie, 1994 139054199403120000656.76 |
6.76 139,054 Members |
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Movie, 1994 129387199407090000665.76 |
5.76 129,387 Members |
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Movie, 1995 160657199503040000677.61 |
7.61 160,657 Members |
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Movie, 1995 138825199507150000687.36 |
7.36 138,825 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 110802199010170000697.57 |
7.57 110,802 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 116770199302240000707.80 |
7.80 116,770 Members |
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Special, 2008 54448200809210000716.82 |
6.82 54,448 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 708197710100000720.00 |
N/A 708 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 9132197404040000736.73 |
6.73 9,132 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3893197505150000746.54 |
6.54 3,893 Members |
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Movie, 1975 3101197503210000756.06 |
6.06 3,101 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2600197507260000766.04 |
6.04 2,600 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3039197607180000776.46 |
6.46 3,039 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4960198510200000787.30 |
7.30 4,960 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1382198607120000796.11 |
6.11 1,382 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2976197410040000806.52 |
6.52 2,976 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1273197704120000815.72 |
5.72 1,273 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 1012197910060000826.09 |
6.09 1,012 Members |
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Special, 2004 2897200407170000835.00 |
5.00 2,897 Members |
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Special, 2003 3022200307190000844.73 |
4.73 3,022 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3138197504040000856.57 |
6.57 3,138 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 936198104040000865.85 |
5.85 936 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1094197310010000875.78 |
5.78 1,094 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 12455198109280000886.97 |
6.97 12,455 Members |
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Movie, 1984 980198403170000896.15 |
6.15 980 Members |
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Movie, 1983 807198303120000906.17 |
6.17 807 Members |
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Movie, 1982 905198203130000916.11 |
6.11 905 Members |
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Movie, 1987 372198703140000920.00 |
N/A 372 Members |
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Movie, 1986 359198603150000930.00 |
N/A 359 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 15434198802250000947.42 |
7.42 15,434 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1959197310070000956.43 |
6.43 1,959 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3404197804020000966.95 |
6.95 3,404 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 38643199704010000976.86 |
6.86 38,643 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 7245197310020000986.69 |
6.69 7,245 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11556196910020000997.28 |
7.28 11,556 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6714197804010001007.19 |
7.19 6,714 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 13395197510050001017.56 |
7.56 13,395 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3210197603200001026.52 |
6.52 3,210 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1118198604160001035.94 |
5.94 1,118 Members |
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Movie, 1984 884198403170001045.37 |
5.37 884 Members |
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5.92 612 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 8236198210130001067.34 |
7.34 8,236 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2254197703060001076.07 |
6.07 2,254 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1202197707170001085.57 |
5.57 1,202 Members |
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