Given name: 俊輔
Family name: 菊池Birthday: Nov 1, 1931 Website: Member Favorites: 110 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 1086198108010000015.70 |
5.70 1,086 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 6122198401080000026.82 |
6.82 6,122 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 8069197510010000037.22 |
7.22 8,069 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2596197301010000046.23 |
6.23 2,596 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1687197610060000056.13 |
6.13 1,687 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 67116197904020000067.86 |
7.86 67,116 Members |
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Special, 1987 2052198701020000076.63 |
6.63 2,052 Members |
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Special, 1982 2666198201030000086.87 |
6.87 2,666 Members |
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Movie, 1980 10280198003150000097.18 |
7.18 10,280 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5990198103140000106.97 |
6.97 5,990 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7685198203130000117.14 |
7.14 7,685 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6612198303120000127.04 |
7.04 6,612 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5958198403170000137.20 |
7.20 5,958 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7758198503160000147.15 |
7.15 7,758 Members |
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Movie, 1986 9422198603150000157.64 |
7.64 9,422 Members |
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Movie, 1987 6151198703140000166.97 |
6.97 6,151 Members |
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Movie, 1988 6236198803120000177.13 |
7.13 6,236 Members |
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Movie, 1989 6104198903110000187.17 |
7.17 6,104 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8766199003100000197.17 |
7.17 8,766 Members |
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Movie, 1991 13467199103090000207.36 |
7.36 13,467 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8579199203070000217.18 |
7.18 8,579 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7608199303060000227.18 |
7.18 7,608 Members |
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Movie, 1994 8378199403120000237.49 |
7.49 8,378 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5836199503040000247.01 |
7.01 5,836 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9600199603020000257.30 |
7.30 9,600 Members |
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Movie, 1997 5000199703080000266.89 |
6.89 5,000 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2814198108010000276.49 |
6.49 2,814 Members |
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7.36 6,660 Members |
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Special, 1979 1300197910030000296.19 |
6.19 1,300 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2135200103100000306.56 |
6.56 2,135 Members |
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Special, 1981 3660198101030000317.08 |
7.08 3,660 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3163199803070000326.95 |
6.95 3,163 Members |
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6.14 1,386 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3804199903060000347.20 |
7.20 3,804 Members |
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Movie, 2000 4165200003040000357.37 |
7.37 4,165 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3999200203090000367.14 |
7.14 3,999 Members |
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Special, 1980 1907198001030000376.60 |
6.60 1,907 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2886198107180000386.27 |
6.27 2,886 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2323198207100000396.44 |
6.44 2,323 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2053198303130000406.18 |
6.18 2,053 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2157198412220000416.29 |
6.29 2,157 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1968198507130000426.08 |
6.08 1,968 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1927199306030000436.23 |
6.23 1,927 Members |
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Movie, 1993 2012199307100000446.18 |
6.18 2,012 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1863199403120000456.09 |
6.09 1,863 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17783198104080000467.20 |
7.20 17,783 Members |
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5.76 1,017 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1088258198602260000487.98 |
7.98 1,088,258 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 412094200904050000497.76 |
7.76 412,094 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 52344201108020000507.54 |
7.54 52,344 Members |
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Movie, 1986 72375198612200000516.75 |
6.75 72,375 Members |
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Movie, 1987 69208198707180000526.72 |
6.72 69,208 Members |
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Movie, 1988 61670198807090000536.81 |
6.81 61,670 Members |
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Special, 1988 33353198806080000546.70 |
6.70 33,353 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1273356198904260000558.19 |
8.19 1,273,356 Members |
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Movie, 1989 129783198907150000566.62 |
6.62 129,783 Members |
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Movie, 1990 119125199003100000576.57 |
6.57 119,125 Members |
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Movie, 1990 144135199007070000586.69 |
6.69 144,135 Members |
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Movie, 1991 126379199103090000596.54 |
6.54 126,379 Members |
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Movie, 1991 157363199107200000607.07 |
7.07 157,363 Members |
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Movie, 1992 134867199203070000616.79 |
6.79 134,867 Members |
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Movie, 1992 129973199207110000626.83 |
6.83 129,973 Members |
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Movie, 1993 170798199303060000637.32 |
7.32 170,798 Members |
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Movie, 1993 128187199307100000647.11 |
7.11 128,187 Members |
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Movie, 1994 139585199403120000656.76 |
6.76 139,585 Members |
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Movie, 1994 129923199407090000665.76 |
5.76 129,923 Members |
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Movie, 1995 161401199503040000677.61 |
7.61 161,401 Members |
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Movie, 1995 139404199507150000687.36 |
7.36 139,404 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 111241199010170000697.57 |
7.57 111,241 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 117284199302240000707.81 |
7.81 117,284 Members |
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Special, 2008 54624200809210000716.82 |
6.82 54,624 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 713197710100000720.00 |
N/A 713 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 9199197404040000736.72 |
6.72 9,199 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3916197505150000746.54 |
6.54 3,916 Members |
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Movie, 1975 3120197503210000756.06 |
6.06 3,120 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2615197507260000766.04 |
6.04 2,615 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3061197607180000776.46 |
6.46 3,061 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 5000198510200000787.29 |
7.29 5,000 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1394198607120000796.10 |
6.10 1,394 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 3005197410040000806.49 |
6.49 3,005 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1283197704120000815.71 |
5.71 1,283 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 1019197910060000826.09 |
6.09 1,019 Members |
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Special, 2004 2913200407170000835.00 |
5.00 2,913 Members |
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Special, 2003 3036200307190000844.73 |
4.73 3,036 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3159197504040000856.56 |
6.56 3,159 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 939198104040000865.85 |
5.85 939 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1104197310010000875.77 |
5.77 1,104 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 12513198109280000886.97 |
6.97 12,513 Members |
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Movie, 1984 984198403170000896.13 |
6.13 984 Members |
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Movie, 1983 811198303120000906.15 |
6.15 811 Members |
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Movie, 1982 907198203130000916.10 |
6.10 907 Members |
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Movie, 1987 374198703140000920.00 |
N/A 374 Members |
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Movie, 1986 362198603150000930.00 |
N/A 362 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 15516198802250000947.42 |
7.42 15,516 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1969197310070000956.44 |
6.44 1,969 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3420197804020000966.95 |
6.95 3,420 Members |
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Movie, 1979 916197903170000975.50 |
5.50 916 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 38761199704010000986.86 |
6.86 38,761 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 7280197310020000996.69 |
6.69 7,280 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11602196910020001007.28 |
7.28 11,602 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6753197804010001017.18 |
7.18 6,753 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 13454197510050001027.56 |
7.56 13,454 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3234197603200001036.53 |
6.53 3,234 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1130198604160001045.94 |
5.94 1,130 Members |
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Movie, 1984 897198403170001055.36 |
5.36 897 Members |
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5.91 619 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 8279198210130001077.34 |
7.34 8,279 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2272197703060001086.06 |
6.06 2,272 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1215197707170001095.55 |
5.55 1,215 Members |
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