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 1062198108010000015.71 |
5.71 1,062 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 6043198401080000026.82 |
6.82 6,043 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 7972197510010000037.21 |
7.21 7,972 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2542197301010000046.26 |
6.26 2,542 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1657197610060000056.15 |
6.15 1,657 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 66341197904020000067.86 |
7.86 66,341 Members |
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Special, 1987 2025198701020000076.62 |
6.62 2,025 Members |
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Special, 1982 2635198201030000086.87 |
6.87 2,635 Members |
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Movie, 1980 10100198003150000097.18 |
7.18 10,100 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5865198103140000106.96 |
6.96 5,865 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7504198203130000117.13 |
7.13 7,504 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6470198303120000127.03 |
7.03 6,470 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5830198403170000137.19 |
7.19 5,830 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7606198503160000147.15 |
7.15 7,606 Members |
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Movie, 1986 9265198603150000157.63 |
7.63 9,265 Members |
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Movie, 1987 6029198703140000166.97 |
6.97 6,029 Members |
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Movie, 1988 6095198803120000177.12 |
7.12 6,095 Members |
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Movie, 1989 5984198903110000187.17 |
7.17 5,984 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8601199003100000197.16 |
7.16 8,601 Members |
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Movie, 1991 13216199103090000207.35 |
7.35 13,216 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8443199203070000217.17 |
7.17 8,443 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7436199303060000227.17 |
7.17 7,436 Members |
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Movie, 1994 8190199403120000237.47 |
7.47 8,190 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5712199503040000247.00 |
7.00 5,712 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9406199603020000257.29 |
7.29 9,406 Members |
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Movie, 1997 4887199703080000266.89 |
6.89 4,887 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2770198108010000276.47 |
6.47 2,770 Members |
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7.34 6,542 Members |
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Special, 1979 1272197910030000296.18 |
6.18 1,272 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2101200103100000306.56 |
6.56 2,101 Members |
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Special, 1981 3617198101030000317.09 |
7.09 3,617 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3114199803070000326.94 |
6.94 3,114 Members |
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6.14 1,360 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3735199903060000347.20 |
7.20 3,735 Members |
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Movie, 2000 4095200003040000357.35 |
7.35 4,095 Members |
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Movie, 2002 3943200203090000367.14 |
7.14 3,943 Members |
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Special, 1980 1882198001030000376.58 |
6.58 1,882 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2841198107180000386.27 |
6.27 2,841 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2289198207100000396.43 |
6.43 2,289 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2031198303130000406.17 |
6.17 2,031 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2133198412220000416.28 |
6.28 2,133 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1940198507130000426.09 |
6.09 1,940 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1899199306030000436.22 |
6.22 1,899 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1992199307100000446.18 |
6.18 1,992 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1842199403120000456.09 |
6.09 1,842 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17528198104080000467.19 |
7.19 17,528 Members |
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5.77 1,004 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1076888198602260000487.97 |
7.97 1,076,888 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 407454200904050000497.76 |
7.76 407,454 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 51644201108020000507.54 |
7.54 51,644 Members |
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Movie, 1986 71545198612200000516.75 |
6.75 71,545 Members |
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Movie, 1987 68326198707180000526.72 |
6.72 68,326 Members |
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Movie, 1988 60917198807090000536.81 |
6.81 60,917 Members |
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Special, 1988 33037198806080000546.70 |
6.70 33,037 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1261884198904260000558.19 |
8.19 1,261,884 Members |
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Movie, 1989 128440198907150000566.62 |
6.62 128,440 Members |
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Movie, 1990 117976199003100000576.57 |
6.57 117,976 Members |
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Movie, 1990 142603199007070000586.69 |
6.69 142,603 Members |
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Movie, 1991 125042199103090000596.54 |
6.54 125,042 Members |
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Movie, 1991 155557199107200000607.06 |
7.06 155,557 Members |
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Movie, 1992 133464199203070000616.78 |
6.78 133,464 Members |
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Movie, 1992 128583199207110000626.83 |
6.83 128,583 Members |
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Movie, 1993 169052199303060000637.32 |
7.32 169,052 Members |
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Movie, 1993 126812199307100000647.11 |
7.11 126,812 Members |
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Movie, 1994 138135199403120000656.76 |
6.76 138,135 Members |
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Movie, 1994 128472199407090000665.76 |
5.76 128,472 Members |
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Movie, 1995 159439199503040000677.60 |
7.60 159,439 Members |
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Movie, 1995 137846199507150000687.36 |
7.36 137,846 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 110049199010170000697.57 |
7.57 110,049 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 115854199302240000707.80 |
7.80 115,854 Members |
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Special, 2008 54141200809210000716.82 |
6.82 54,141 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 696197710100000720.00 |
N/A 696 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 9029197404040000736.71 |
6.71 9,029 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3845197505150000746.53 |
6.53 3,845 Members |
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Movie, 1975 3059197503210000756.05 |
6.05 3,059 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2563197507260000766.03 |
6.03 2,563 Members |
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Movie, 1976 2995197607180000776.45 |
6.45 2,995 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 4895198510200000787.29 |
7.29 4,895 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1361198607120000796.10 |
6.10 1,361 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 2933197410040000806.52 |
6.52 2,933 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1259197704120000815.72 |
5.72 1,259 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 1006197910060000826.09 |
6.09 1,006 Members |
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Special, 2004 2848200407170000835.00 |
5.00 2,848 Members |
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Special, 2003 2975200307190000844.73 |
4.73 2,975 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3110197504040000856.56 |
6.56 3,110 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 928198104040000865.85 |
5.85 928 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1078197310010000875.78 |
5.78 1,078 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 12355198109280000886.96 |
6.96 12,355 Members |
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Movie, 1984 966198403170000896.12 |
6.12 966 Members |
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Movie, 1983 794198303120000906.18 |
6.18 794 Members |
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Movie, 1982 885198203130000916.13 |
6.13 885 Members |
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Movie, 1987 364198703140000920.00 |
N/A 364 Members |
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Movie, 1986 351198603150000930.00 |
N/A 351 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 15297198802250000947.42 |
7.42 15,297 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1933197310070000956.42 |
6.42 1,933 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3366197804020000966.95 |
6.95 3,366 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 38457199704010000976.86 |
6.86 38,457 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 7160197310020000986.69 |
6.69 7,160 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11459196910020000997.28 |
7.28 11,459 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6651197804010001007.18 |
7.18 6,651 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 13222197510050001017.56 |
7.56 13,222 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3164197603200001026.51 |
6.51 3,164 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1107198604160001035.94 |
5.94 1,107 Members |
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Movie, 1984 868198403170001045.37 |
5.37 868 Members |
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5.92 601 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 8156198210130001067.35 |
7.35 8,156 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2228197703060001076.11 |
6.11 2,228 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1185197707170001085.57 |
5.57 1,185 Members |
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