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Kôsaku Yamada(1886-1965)

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  • Soundtrack
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Kôsaku Yamada was born on 9 June 1886 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer, known for The Crimson Kimono (1959), Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami (1937) and Atarashiki tsuchi (1937). He died on 29 December 1965 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJune 9, 1886
DiedDecember 29, 1965(79)
BornJune 9, 1886
DiedDecember 29, 1965(79)
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Known for

The Crimson Kimono (1959)
The Crimson Kimono
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1959
Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami (1937)
Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami
6.9
  • Composer
  • 1937
Setsuko Hara in Atarashiki tsuchi (1937)
Atarashiki tsuchi
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1937
Still Walking (2008)
Still Walking
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008

Credits

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Composer

  • Song of Destruction
    • composer
    • 1945
  • Kawanakajima kassen (1941)
    Kawanakajima kassen
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • Kokumin no chikai (1938)
    Kokumin no chikai
    7.6
    • Composer (as Kosçak Yamada)
    • 1938
  • Hataraku te
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Gendai Nippon: Kodomo-hen
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Gendai Nippon: Kyoiku-hen
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Gendai Nippon: Sangyo-hen
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Sengoku gunto-den - Dai nibu: Akatsuki no zenshin (1937)
    Sengoku gunto-den - Dai nibu: Akatsuki no zenshin
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami (1937)
    Sengoku gunto-den - Dai ichibu: Toraokami
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • Setsuko Hara in Atarashiki tsuchi (1937)
    Atarashiki tsuchi
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • The Dawn of Mongolia
    • Composer
    • 1932

Soundtrack

  • True North (2020)
    True North
    6.8
    • music: "Akatonbo (aka: Red dragonfly)"
    • 2020
  • Organ (2019)
    Organ
    5.9
    • writer: "Kono michi (aka: This road)"
    • 2019
  • Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2008)
    Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari
    5.4
    • music: "Akatonbo" (Red Dragonfly), "Karatachi no Hana" (Flower of Trifoliate Orange)
    • 2008
  • Still Walking (2008)
    Still Walking
    7.9
    • writer: "Akatonbo (aka: Red dragonfly)"
    • 2008
  • Utatama (2008)
    Utatama
    6.4
    • writer: "Machibouke (aka: Tired of waiting)"
    • 2008
  • Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
    Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
    7.1
    • writer: "Akatonbo (aka: Red dragonfly)"
    • 1976
  • Chiisana koi no monogatari
    TV Series
    • music: "Akatombo"
    • 1972
  • The Beautiful Teen (1964)
    The Beautiful Teen
    • writer: "Machibouke (aka: Tired of waiting)"
    • 1964
  • The Crimson Kimono (1959)
    The Crimson Kimono
    6.8
    • music: "Akatombo"
    • 1959
  • Beautiful Days (1955)
    Beautiful Days
    6.9
    • writer: "Akatonbo (aka: Red dragonfly)"
    • 1955
  • Kawanakajima kassen (1941)
    Kawanakajima kassen
    6.8
    • music: "Onna no tabiuta", "Chikuma no asagiri"
    • 1941
  • Setsuko Hara in Atarashiki tsuchi (1937)
    Atarashiki tsuchi
    5.7
    • writer: "Aoi sora mirya (aka: When I look up at the blue sky)"
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Kosçak Yamada
  • Born
    • June 9, 1886
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • December 29, 1965
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart attack)

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