Toshio Masuda
Born October 28, 1959 is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the composer of the 2002 hit anime series Naruto where he combined traditional instruments like the shamisen and shakuhachi together with guitar, drums, bass, piano and other keyboard instruments along with chanting.
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Toshio Masuda
- Name
- Toshio Masuda
- Born
- 28 October 1959
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Composer
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Born October 28, 1959 is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the composer of the 2002 hit anime series Naruto where he combined traditional instruments like the shamisen and shakuhachi together with guitar, drums, bass, piano and other keyboard instruments along with chanting.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Toshio Masuda • Born — 28 October 1959 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Composer • Genre — Soundtrack, ambient, contemporary classical
Animation
Animation
• Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992) • Flint the Time Detective (1998) • Excel Saga (1999) • Jubei-chan (1999) • Di Gi Charat specials (2000) • Hand Maid May (2000) • Daa! Daa! Daa! (2000) • Mahoromatic (2001) • Puni Puni Poemy (2001) • Naruto (2002) • Ai Yori Aoshi (2002) • Nanaka 6/17 (2003) • Di Gi Charat: Leave it to Piyoko! (2004) • Jubei-chan 2 (2004) • Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2004) • Mushishi (2005) • Ghost Hunt (2006) • Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2006) • Higepiyo (2009) • Kamisama Kiss (2013) • Mushishi -Next Passage- (2014) • Kamisama Kiss◎ (2015) • Nobunaga no Shinobi (2016) • Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen (2018) • My Clueless First Friend (2023)
OVA
OVA
• Animation Runner Kuromi (2001) • Puni Puni Poemy (2001) • Animation Runner Kuromi2 (2003)
Specials
Specials
• Mushi-Shi Special: The Shadow That Devours the Sun (2014) • Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of Thorns (2014)
Identity
Identity
Toshio Masuda is recorded with the occupation guitarist. Recorded as composer and guitarist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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2007
Eiga kantoku Masuda Toshio is dated 2007.
Film
• Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) • Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) • Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) • Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Bell Droplets (2015)
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- 1.INTERVIEW: Naruto Composer Toshio Masuda On Creating Naruto’s Iconic Soundtrack.
- 2.500 essential anime movies : the ultimate guide. 0061474509.
- 3.The art of Studio Gainax : experimentation, style and innovation at the leading edge of anime. 1476600708.
- 4.Naruto Series Soundtracks Available Outside of Japan.
- 5.The Toho Studios story : a history and complete filmography. 1461673747.
- 6.Loo, Egan. Mushishi Anime Gets 2nd Season in April. Anime News Network. 4 de enero de 2014.
- 7.Loo, Egan. Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Anime Gets 3rd Season in April. Anime News Network. 17 de enero de 2018.
- 8.Nobunaga no Shinobi tendrá tercera temporada de anime en abril.
- 9.My Clueless First Friend Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023.
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