Taro Iwashiro

Taro Iwashiro (岩代太郎 Iwashiro Tarō) has composed the music for many Japanese television series and films. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture, and the Korean film Memories of Murder. He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.

Sound

1995

[ ] Goodbye for Tomorrow (Music)

1996

[ ] The Bridge Club (Original Music Composer)

1997

[ ] The Dog of Flanders (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Rurouni Kenshin: Requiem for the Ishin Patriots (Original Music Composer)

1998

[ ] Ping Pong Bath Station (Original Music Composer)

2000

[ ] Another Heaven (Original Music Composer)

2002

[ ] September 11 (Original Music Composer)

2003

[ W ] Memories of Murder (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Farewell, Kuro (Music)
[ W ] Memories of Murder (Conductor)
[ W ] Memories of Murder (Orchestrator)
[ ] Azumi (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Farewell, Kuro (Music Producer)

2004

[ ] Blood and Bones (Music)

2005

[ ] Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Dear Hinagon (Music)
[ ] Spring Snow (Music)
[ ] The Samurai I Loved (Original Music Composer)

2006

[ ] Hear the Sound of Life (Music)
[ ] Aogeba Tôtoshi (Original Music Composer)

2007

[ ] Akanezora Beyond the Crimson Sky (Original Music Composer)

2008

[ ] Red Cliff (Original Music Composer)
[ ] The Chasing World (Original Music Composer)
[ ] 252: Signal of Life (Original Music Composer)

2009

[ ] Battle Under Orion (Original Music Composer)
[ ] No More Cry (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Castle Under Fiery Skies (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Red Cliff II (Original Music Composer)

2011

[ ] Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (Music)

2012

[ ] Tug of War! (Music)
[ ] Our Homeland (Original Music Composer)

2013

[ ] A Tale of Samurai Cooking (Original Music Composer)
[ W ] Unforgiven (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Super Fish - An Endless Adventure (Music)
[ ] Super Fish - An Endless Adventure (Music Director)
[ ] Ask This of Rikyu (Original Music Composer)

2014

[ ] The Crossing I (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Music Composer)

2015

[ ] The Pearls of the Stone Man (Original Music Composer)
[ ] The Crossing II (Original Music Composer)

2016

[ ] Ken San (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Detective Mitarai's Casebook: The Clockwork Current (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Museum (Original Music Composer)

2017

[ ] Manhunt (Original Music Composer)

2018

[ ] Starlight Promises (Original Music Composer)

2019

[ ] The Journalist (Original Music Composer)

2020

[ ] Fukushima 50 (Original Music Composer)
[ ] MOTHER (Original Music Composer)

2021

[ ] It's a Flickering Life (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Unlock Your Heart (Original Music Composer)
[ ] A Family (Music)

2022

[ ] Prior Convictions (Original Music Composer)

2023

[ ] The Moon (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Grandson of a Monster (Music)
[ ] (Ab)normal Desire (Music)
[ ] The Village (Original Music Composer)
[ ] Kubi (Original Music Composer)

2024

[ ] Rude to Love (Music)

2025

[ ] The 35-Year Promise (Music Director)
[ ] Yasuko, Songs of Days Past (Original Music Composer)
[ ] YUKIKAZE (Original Music Composer)
[ ] A Light in the Harbor (Original Music Composer)

2026

[ ] Hito wa Naze Love Letter wo Kaku no ka (Original Music Composer)

Actor

2005

[ ] Making Memories of Murder (Himself)