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Kan Ishii(1921-2009)

  • Actor
  • Composer
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Kan Ishii was born on 30 March 1921 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and composer, known for The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945), Sen-hime (1954) and The Secret Sword (1963). He died on 24 November 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornMarch 30, 1921
DiedNovember 24, 2009(88)
BornMarch 30, 1921
DiedNovember 24, 2009(88)
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Known for

The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945)
The Famous Sword Bijomaru
6.6
  • Kiyotsugu
  • 1945
Sen-hime (1954)
Sen-hime
7.6
  • Hidetada Tokugawa
  • 1954
The Secret Sword (1963)
The Secret Sword
7.7
  • Composer
  • 1963
Gorath (1962)
Gorath
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • Pomegranate Time
    • Kenkichi Takada
    • 1967
  • Sekishun
    • Kumekichi Daigo
    • 1967
  • Kekkonshiki Kekkonshiki
    • Kôzô Okuyama
    • 1963
  • Sakiko-san chotto (1963)
    Sakiko-san chotto
    • 1963
  • Beranmê geisha to Ôsaka musume (1962)
    Beranmê geisha to Ôsaka musume
    • Kenzo Higurashi
    • 1962
  • Ginza no bonbon
    • Nifû Nagai
    • 1961
  • Noroi no fue (1958)
    Noroi no fue
    • 1958
  • Sen-hime (1954)
    Sen-hime
    7.6
    • Hidetada Tokugawa
    • 1954
  • Nezumi kozô iro zange: Tsuki yo zakura
    • 1954
  • Shishi no za (1953)
    Shishi no za
    6.0
    • Yohei
    • 1953
  • Koi no rantô (1951)
    Koi no rantô
    • 1951
  • Oboro kago (1951)
    Oboro kago
    5.4
    • Kamekura
    • 1951
  • Tenpô suiko-den: Ôtone no yogiri (1950)
    Tenpô suiko-den: Ôtone no yogiri
    • Shôya Shôuemon
    • 1950
  • Kokoro tsuma
    • 1950
  • Sasameyuki (1950)
    Sasameyuki
    6.8
    • Tatsuo, Tsuruko's husband
    • 1950

Composer

  • Rise Against the Sword (1966)
    Rise Against the Sword
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Ore ni tsuite koi!
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Garakuta
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Tora no kiba (1964)
    Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Tora no kiba
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Toshirō Mifune in Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki (1964)
    Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • The Secret Sword (1963)
    The Secret Sword
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Ringo no hana saku machi
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Doburoku no Tatsu (1962)
    Doburoku no Tatsu
    4.5
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Gorath (1962)
    Gorath
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru (1961)
    Yatô kaze no naka o hashiru
    7.7
    • Composer
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 30, 1921
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • November 24, 2009
    • Tokyo, Japan

Did you know

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    Kan Ishii was selected as composer for Yosei Gorasu after writng a ballet in the Soviet Union. His score is very subdued despite the nature of the film. He never scored a film subsequently, but is well known in his home country as a classical composer.

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