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 1087198108010000015.70 |
5.70 1,087 Members |
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TV, Winter 1984 6127198401080000026.82 |
6.82 6,127 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 8084197510010000037.22 |
7.22 8,084 Members |
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TV, Winter 1973 2600197301010000046.23 |
6.23 2,600 Members |
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TV, Fall 1976 1690197610060000056.13 |
6.13 1,690 Members |
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TV, Spring 1979 67162197904020000067.86 |
7.86 67,162 Members |
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Special, 1987 2054198701020000076.63 |
6.63 2,054 Members |
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Special, 1982 2669198201030000086.87 |
6.87 2,669 Members |
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Movie, 1980 10292198003150000097.18 |
7.18 10,292 Members |
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Movie, 1981 5997198103140000106.97 |
6.97 5,997 Members |
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Movie, 1982 7690198203130000117.14 |
7.14 7,690 Members |
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Movie, 1983 6620198303120000127.04 |
7.04 6,620 Members |
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Movie, 1984 5962198403170000137.20 |
7.20 5,962 Members |
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Movie, 1985 7762198503160000147.15 |
7.15 7,762 Members |
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Movie, 1986 9424198603150000157.64 |
7.64 9,424 Members |
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Movie, 1987 6154198703140000166.97 |
6.97 6,154 Members |
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Movie, 1988 6243198803120000177.13 |
7.13 6,243 Members |
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Movie, 1989 6107198903110000187.17 |
7.17 6,107 Members |
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Movie, 1990 8771199003100000197.17 |
7.17 8,771 Members |
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Movie, 1991 13480199103090000207.36 |
7.36 13,480 Members |
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Movie, 1992 8585199203070000217.18 |
7.18 8,585 Members |
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Movie, 1993 7612199303060000227.18 |
7.18 7,612 Members |
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Movie, 1994 8387199403120000237.49 |
7.49 8,387 Members |
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Movie, 1995 5841199503040000247.01 |
7.01 5,841 Members |
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Movie, 1996 9605199603020000257.30 |
7.30 9,605 Members |
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Movie, 1997 5007199703080000266.89 |
6.89 5,007 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2815198108010000276.49 |
6.49 2,815 Members |
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7.36 6,667 Members |
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Special, 1979 1301197910030000296.19 |
6.19 1,301 Members |
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Movie, 2001 2137200103100000306.56 |
6.56 2,137 Members |
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Special, 1981 3664198101030000317.08 |
7.08 3,664 Members |
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Movie, 1998 3165199803070000326.95 |
6.95 3,165 Members |
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6.14 1,387 Members |
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Movie, 1999 3806199903060000347.20 |
7.20 3,806 Members |
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Movie, 2000 4165200003040000357.37 |
7.37 4,165 Members |
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Movie, 2002 4001200203090000367.14 |
7.14 4,001 Members |
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Special, 1980 1910198001030000376.60 |
6.60 1,910 Members |
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Movie, 1981 2888198107180000386.27 |
6.27 2,888 Members |
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Movie, 1982 2326198207100000396.44 |
6.44 2,326 Members |
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Movie, 1983 2056198303130000406.18 |
6.18 2,056 Members |
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Movie, 1984 2160198412220000416.29 |
6.29 2,160 Members |
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Movie, 1985 1971198507130000426.08 |
6.08 1,971 Members |
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Movie, 1993 1929199306030000436.22 |
6.22 1,929 Members |
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Movie, 1993 2014199307100000446.18 |
6.18 2,014 Members |
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Movie, 1994 1865199403120000456.09 |
6.09 1,865 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 17793198104080000467.20 |
7.20 17,793 Members |
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5.76 1,021 Members |
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TV, Winter 1986 1088931198602260000487.98 |
7.98 1,088,931 Members |
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TV, Spring 2009 412358200904050000497.76 |
7.76 412,358 Members |
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TV Special, 2011 52381201108020000507.54 |
7.54 52,381 Members |
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Movie, 1986 72428198612200000516.75 |
6.75 72,428 Members |
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Movie, 1987 69266198707180000526.72 |
6.72 69,266 Members |
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Movie, 1988 61712198807090000536.81 |
6.81 61,712 Members |
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Special, 1988 33370198806080000546.70 |
6.70 33,370 Members |
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TV, Spring 1989 1274061198904260000558.19 |
8.19 1,274,061 Members |
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Movie, 1989 129850198907150000566.62 |
6.62 129,850 Members |
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Movie, 1990 119188199003100000576.57 |
6.57 119,188 Members |
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Movie, 1990 144216199007070000586.69 |
6.69 144,216 Members |
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Movie, 1991 126441199103090000596.54 |
6.54 126,441 Members |
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Movie, 1991 157459199107200000607.07 |
7.07 157,459 Members |
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Movie, 1992 134943199203070000616.79 |
6.79 134,943 Members |
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Movie, 1992 130043199207110000626.83 |
6.83 130,043 Members |
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Movie, 1993 170901199303060000637.32 |
7.32 170,901 Members |
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Movie, 1993 128251199307100000647.11 |
7.11 128,251 Members |
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Movie, 1994 139669199403120000656.76 |
6.76 139,669 Members |
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Movie, 1994 130001199407090000665.76 |
5.76 130,001 Members |
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Movie, 1995 161508199503040000677.61 |
7.61 161,508 Members |
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Movie, 1995 139495199507150000687.36 |
7.36 139,495 Members |
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TV Special, 1990 111305199010170000697.57 |
7.57 111,305 Members |
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TV Special, 1993 117355199302240000707.81 |
7.81 117,355 Members |
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Special, 2008 54657200809210000716.82 |
6.82 54,657 Members |
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TV, Fall 1977 714197710100000720.00 |
N/A 714 Members |
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TV, Spring 1974 9210197404040000736.72 |
6.72 9,210 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3920197505150000746.54 |
6.54 3,920 Members |
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Movie, 1975 3125197503210000756.06 |
6.06 3,125 Members |
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Movie, 1975 2616197507260000766.04 |
6.04 2,616 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3063197607180000776.46 |
6.46 3,063 Members |
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TV, Fall 1985 5003198510200000787.29 |
7.29 5,003 Members |
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Movie, 1986 1396198607120000796.10 |
6.10 1,396 Members |
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TV, Fall 1974 3008197410040000806.49 |
6.49 3,008 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 1285197704120000815.71 |
5.71 1,285 Members |
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TV, Fall 1979 1021197910060000826.09 |
6.09 1,021 Members |
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Special, 2004 2918200407170000834.99 |
4.99 2,918 Members |
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Special, 2003 3041200307190000844.73 |
4.73 3,041 Members |
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TV, Spring 1975 3162197504040000856.56 |
6.56 3,162 Members |
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TV, Spring 1981 940198104040000865.85 |
5.85 940 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1107197310010000875.77 |
5.77 1,107 Members |
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TV, Fall 1981 12521198109280000886.97 |
6.97 12,521 Members |
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Movie, 1984 987198403170000896.13 |
6.13 987 Members |
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Movie, 1983 813198303120000906.15 |
6.15 813 Members |
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Movie, 1982 910198203130000916.10 |
6.10 910 Members |
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Movie, 1987 375198703140000920.00 |
N/A 375 Members |
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Movie, 1986 363198603150000930.00 |
N/A 363 Members |
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TV, Winter 1988 15536198802250000947.42 |
7.42 15,536 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 1971197310070000956.44 |
6.44 1,971 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 3421197804020000966.95 |
6.95 3,421 Members |
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Movie, 1979 919197903170000975.49 |
5.49 919 Members |
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TV, Spring 1997 38775199704010000986.86 |
6.86 38,775 Members |
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TV, Fall 1973 7285197310020000996.69 |
6.69 7,285 Members |
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TV, Fall 1969 11609196910020001007.28 |
7.28 11,609 Members |
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TV, Spring 1978 6760197804010001017.19 |
7.19 6,760 Members |
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TV, Fall 1975 13468197510050001027.56 |
7.56 13,468 Members |
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Movie, 1976 3238197603200001036.53 |
6.53 3,238 Members |
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TV, Spring 1986 1130198604160001045.94 |
5.94 1,130 Members |
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Movie, 1984 899198403170001055.36 |
5.36 899 Members |
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5.91 620 Members |
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TV, Fall 1982 8287198210130001077.34 |
7.34 8,287 Members |
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TV, Spring 1977 2274197703060001086.06 |
6.06 2,274 Members |
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Movie, 1977 1218197707170001095.55 |
5.55 1,218 Members |
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