Mamoru Fujisawa, who goes by the name Joe Hisaishi, is a Japanese musician and
composer best known for his film scores for productions by animator Hayao
Miyakazi and director Takeshi Kitano. Born in Nagano, he studied music as a
child and attended the Kunitachi College of Music and also studied with anime
composer Takeo Watanabe.
He started off composing for television on series such as 'Hamime Ningen
Gyatoruz' (1974), 'Robokko Beaton' (1976) and 'Sasuga No Saratubi' (1982). He
released solo albums 'MKWAJU' (1981) and 'Information' (1982) and in 1984 he
collaborated with Hay...