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Riichirô Manabe(1924-2015)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Riichirô Manabe was born on 9 November 1924 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer, known for Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973), The Perfect Game (1958) and Taiketsu (1967). He died on 29 January 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornNovember 9, 1924
DiedJanuary 29, 2015(90)
BornNovember 9, 1924
DiedJanuary 29, 2015(90)
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Known for

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
Godzilla vs. Megalon
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1973
The Perfect Game (1958)
The Perfect Game
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1958
Taiketsu (1967)
Taiketsu
  • Composer
  • 1967
Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977)
Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu
6.6
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • The Oshima Gang (2010)
    The Oshima Gang
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 13: The Village of the Eight Tomb
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Taiyo no ko teda no fua
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Hell (1979)
    Hell
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
    Taro the Dragon Boy
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977)
    Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1977–1978
  • Sins of Sister Lucia (1978)
    Sins of Sister Lucia
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Gate of Youth Part 2
    7.5
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Student Mistress: Taste of a Virgin
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Assault! (1976)
    Assault!
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Yoba (1976)
    Yoba
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • Tooi sekkin
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter (1975)
    Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Akan ni hatsu (1975)
    Akan ni hatsu
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1975
  • Youth Rhapsody (1975)
    Youth Rhapsody
    • Composer
    • 1975

Music Department

  • Godzilla: Monster War
    Short
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Godzilla: The Terror of Doom
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 2016

Soundtrack

  • What the Flippity?
    Music Video
    • writer: "What the Flippity?"
    • 2023
  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
    3.1
    Podcast Series
    • music: "Gojira and Jaguar, Punch Punch Punch!"
    • 2019
  • The Football Gang!
    Short
    • music: "Godzilla in Flight", "Godzilla's Strong Punch"
    • 2016
  • Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
    Taro the Dragon Boy
    7.5
    • music: "Tatsu no Ko Tarô no Uta" (Tarô the Dragon Boy's Song)
    • 1979
  • Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
    Godzilla vs. Megalon
    4.9
    • music: "Gojira and Jaguar, Punch Punch Punch!", "Gojira to Jetto Jagâ de Panchi Panchi Panchi" ("With Godzilla and Jet Jaguar, Punch Punch Punch"), "Megaro wo Yattsukero" ("Beat Megalon")
    • 1973
  • Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
    Godzilla vs. Hedorah
    6.1
    • music: "Kaese! Taiyô wo" ("Return! The Sun"), "Hedora wo yattsukero!" ("Beat Hedorah!"), "Save the Earth"
    • 1971
  • Aoi me no sugao
    • music: "Aoi me no sugao"
    • 1961

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Riichiro Manabe
  • Born
    • November 9, 1924
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • January 29, 2015
    • Tokyo, Japan(undisclosed)

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