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Kentarô Haneda(1949-2007)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Kentarô Haneda at an event for Final Yamato (1983)
Kentarô Haneda was born on 12 January 1949 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer, known for Virus (1980), G.I. Samurai (1979) and Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984). He died on 2 June 2007 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 12, 1949
DiedJune 2, 2007(58)
BornJanuary 12, 1949
DiedJune 2, 2007(58)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Virus (1980)
Virus
6.2
  • Composer(as Kentaro Haneda)
  • 1980
G.I. Samurai (1979)
G.I. Samurai
6.3
  • Composer(as Kentaro Haneda)
  • 1979
Arihiro Hase and Mari Iijima in Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
7.6
  • Composer(as Kentaro Haneda)
  • 1984
Shô Tomita, Kaoru Abe, Kôichirô Nishi, Kôtarô Tanaka, Aiko Ito, Michi Nishijima, and Karen Ohtomo in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare (2023)
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare
6.8
  • Composer
  • 2023

Credits

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Composer

  • Shô Tomita, Kaoru Abe, Kôichirô Nishi, Kôtarô Tanaka, Aiko Ito, Michi Nishijima, and Karen Ohtomo in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare (2023)
    Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger 20th: The Unforgivable Abare
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 2023
  • Wataru seken wa oni bakari (1990)
    Wataru seken wa oni bakari
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1990–2011
  • Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009)
    Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection
    6.7
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 2009
  • Thunderbirds 2086 (1982)
    Thunderbirds 2086
    6.7
    TV Series
    • music composed by (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1982–2008
  • Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs Abaranger (2005)
    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs Abaranger
    7.1
    Video
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 2005
  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger (2004)
    Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger
    6.9
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (2003)
    Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2003–2004
  • Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold (2003)
    Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger Deluxe: Abare Summer Is Freezing Cold
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2003
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
    7.2
    • composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 2000
  • Yamato 2520 (1994)
    Yamato 2520
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1994–1996
  • Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle (1992)
    Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle
    TV Special
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1992
  • Dear Brother (1991)
    Dear Brother
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1991–1992
  • Sunset on Third Street (1990)
    Sunset on Third Street
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1990–1991
  • Sayonara konnichiwa
    • Composer (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1990
  • Project A-Ko 4: Final (1989)
    Project A-Ko 4: Final
    6.3
    Video
    • composed by (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1989

Music Department

  • Wataru Seken wa Oni bakari: 3-Hour Special
    TV Special
    • Music Department (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 2017
  • Wataru seken wa oni bakari: 2015 Special
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: stock music (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 2015
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 (1993)
    Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2
    7.2
    Video Game
    • composer: additional music (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1993
  • Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
    Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music compositor (as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1982
  • Nutcracker Fantasy (1979)
    Nutcracker Fantasy
    6.9
    • music adaptor
    • music arranger (as Kentaro Haneda, as Kentaro Haneda)
    • 1979

Soundtrack

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King
    7.2
    • Soundtrack ("Doraemon no Uta" (Doraemon's Song), "Kono Hoshi no Dokoka de" (Somewhere on This Planet))
    • 2000
  • Barefoot Gen (1983)
    Barefoot Gen
    8.0
    • music: "Ima sugu ai ga hoshî", "Doko kara kite doko e yuku no ka"
    • 1983
  • Space Warrior Baldios: The Movie (1981)
    Space Warrior Baldios: The Movie
    6.7
    • music: "Omoide Blue Dream" (Memory Blue Dream)
    • 1981
  • Space Warrior Baldios (1980)
    Space Warrior Baldios
    7.3
    TV Series
    • arranger: "Ashita no Ikiro Baldios", "Marine inochi no tabi"
    • writer: "Ashita no Ikiro Baldios", "Marine inochi no tabi"
    • 1980–1981
  • Treasure Island (1978)
    Treasure Island
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Takarajima" (Treasure Island) (Opening song), "Chiisana Funanori" (A Little Seaman) (Ending song)
    • 1978–1979
  • Untitled Concert (1964)
    Untitled Concert
    TV Series
    • arranger: "Theme"
    • writer: "Theme"
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kentaro Haneda
  • Born
    • January 12, 1949
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • June 2, 2007
    • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan(hepatocellular carcinoma)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He desired to make classical music easier and more accessible to the public, and to this cause he made appearances on TV and at concerts.
  • Quotes
    My long-held beliefs are that the music must be beautiful and we must be happy with it. This is the policy I kept as I created my own world of sound.
  • Trademark
    Being an accomplished pianist, he would incorporate a piano score into his works.
  • Nickname
    • Haneken

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