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Osamu Kitajima

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Osamu Kitajima was born on 3 February 1949 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. He is a composer and actor, known for Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Captive Hearts (1987). He has been married to Yôko Naitô since 1971. They have three children.
BornFebruary 3, 1949
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    • Known for

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters
    6.0
    • Music Department(as Doctor Kitajima)
    • 2019
    Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, and Tricia Helfer in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
    Battlestar Galactica
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    Pat Morita, Chris Makepeace, and Mari Sato in Captive Hearts (1987)
    Captive Hearts
    6.0
    • Music Department
    • 1987
    Magic Kimono (2017)
    Magic Kimono
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
      Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
      5.8
      • featured musician: koto, biwa (as Doctor Osamu)
      • 2022
    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
      Godzilla: King of the Monsters
      6.0
      • Japanese music consultant (as Doctor Kitajima)
      • 2019
    • SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs (2011)
      SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs
      5.7
      Video Game
      • musician: biwa and koto
      • 2011
    • Mary McDonnell, Edward James Olmos, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan, Grace Park, Katee Sackhoff, and Tricia Helfer in Battlestar Galactica (2004)
      Battlestar Galactica
      8.7
      TV Series
      • musician: biwa
      • 2008–2009
    • Pat Morita, Chris Makepeace, and Mari Sato in Captive Hearts (1987)
      Captive Hearts
      6.0
      • conductor
      • 1987

    Composer

    • Magic Kimono (2017)
      Magic Kimono
      5.6
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • My Master's Garden
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • Samurai Cowboy (1994)
      Samurai Cowboy
      6.4
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Mandara: Wakaki hi no Kôbô Daishi
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Pat Morita, Chris Makepeace, and Mari Sato in Captive Hearts (1987)
      Captive Hearts
      6.0
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Kokushi muso (1986)
      Kokushi muso
      5.6
      • Composer
      • 1986

    Actor

    • Osamu Kitajima: The Bronze Mirror
      Music Video
      • Osamu Kitajima
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • East Quest Records
    • Alternative names
      • Doctor Kitajima
    • Born
      • February 3, 1949
      • Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Yôko Naitô1971 - present (3 children)
    • Children
      • Mai Kitajima
    • Parents
      • Masako Kozakura
    • Relatives
        Ryoko Ikehata(Cousin)

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