YuGong2007-11-04 14:08:56回复悄悄话
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YuGong2007-11-04 13:01:40回复悄悄话
Composer: Joe Hisaishi:
Joe Hisaishi
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Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守 Fujisawa Mamoru), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲 Hisaishi Jō, born December 6, 1950) is a composer and director responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. He is best-known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki, including the soundtracks to Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Princess Mononoke (1997), My Neighbour Totoro (1988), and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1983). He is also known for his work with filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, including soundtracks for Dolls (2002), Kikujiro (1999), Hana-Bi (1997), Kids Return (1996), and Sonatine (1993). Lesser known are the other musical roles he plays - he is also a typesetter, author, arranger, and head of orchestra.
His daughter is a singer. Her name is Mai (麻衣).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hisaishi
YuGong2007-11-04 12:56:18回复悄悄话
One customer's review on "The Rain":
Besides the "main theme", the highlight of this album is a beautiful instrumental with piano and violin - "THE RAIN", flowing in content and serenely classical with heavenly attributes, as the "main theme" is interwoven once again to the final note.
Kikujiro is the official international title for Kikujirō no Natsu (菊次郎の夏, ?, literally "Kikujirō's Summer"), a 1999 film starring, written, and directed by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Kikujiro tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother during his summer vacation. The film is mostly divided into smaller chapters, listed as entries in the boy's summer vacation diary. Kitano's inspiration for the character (not the film) was his own father, Kikujiro Kitano, a gambler who struggled to feed his family and pay the rent.
The film is regarded as Kitano's funniest, and perhaps most overlooked work. Aimed at the whole family, the film was allegedly inspired by the The Wizard of Oz with the basic premise being a road trip. Kitano's familiar elements and locales are present: drawings, vignettes, the seaside, and angels. However, the gangster themes for which Kitano is widely known are only tangental, proving to the audience that he is very capable of producing films of other genres; particularly, his early roots in comedy surface clearly in the film. Although the plot is composed largely of sad events, the film often has a light hearted atmosphere, achieved mostly through Kitano's character and his somewhat bizarre encounters.
Joe Hisaishi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守 Fujisawa Mamoru), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲 Hisaishi Jō, born December 6, 1950) is a composer and director responsible for over 100 soundtracks and conventional albums dating back to 1981. He is best-known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazaki, including the soundtracks to Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Princess Mononoke (1997), My Neighbour Totoro (1988), and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1983). He is also known for his work with filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, including soundtracks for Dolls (2002), Kikujiro (1999), Hana-Bi (1997), Kids Return (1996), and Sonatine (1993). Lesser known are the other musical roles he plays - he is also a typesetter, author, arranger, and head of orchestra.
His daughter is a singer. Her name is Mai (麻衣).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hisaishi
Besides the "main theme", the highlight of this album is a beautiful instrumental with piano and violin - "THE RAIN", flowing in content and serenely classical with heavenly attributes, as the "main theme" is interwoven once again to the final note.
http://www.amazon.com/Kikujiro-1999-Film-Joe-Hisaishi/dp/B00004TKGS
Kikujiro is the official international title for Kikujirō no Natsu (菊次郎の夏, ?, literally "Kikujirō's Summer"), a 1999 film starring, written, and directed by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. Its score was composed by Joe Hisaishi.
Kikujiro tells the story of a young boy searching for his mother during his summer vacation. The film is mostly divided into smaller chapters, listed as entries in the boy's summer vacation diary. Kitano's inspiration for the character (not the film) was his own father, Kikujiro Kitano, a gambler who struggled to feed his family and pay the rent.
The film is regarded as Kitano's funniest, and perhaps most overlooked work. Aimed at the whole family, the film was allegedly inspired by the The Wizard of Oz with the basic premise being a road trip. Kitano's familiar elements and locales are present: drawings, vignettes, the seaside, and angels. However, the gangster themes for which Kitano is widely known are only tangental, proving to the audience that he is very capable of producing films of other genres; particularly, his early roots in comedy surface clearly in the film. Although the plot is composed largely of sad events, the film often has a light hearted atmosphere, achieved mostly through Kitano's character and his somewhat bizarre encounters.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikujiro
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《菊次郎之夏》（日語：菊次郎の夏、きくじろうのなつ），日本电影，于1999年6月5日公映，由北野武自編自導自演，久石讓編曲，第52届戛纳电影节参加作品。
本片在台灣上映時中文片名為《菊次郎的夏天》。
該劇外景取自滨松、名古屋等城市；「菊次郎」是北野武已去世之父亲名字。
注意：下文记有作品情节、结局或其他相關內容，可能降低欣赏原作時的兴致。
故事講述小學三年級學生的正男（關口雄介飾）尋覓其離異的母親的故事，在與菊次郎（北野武飾，跟正男關係只是鄰居）一同尋覓的途中，跟正男產生微妙的關係，而正男亦因此得到「天使之鈴」而走出陰霾；本片有別於北野武的其他作品，清新、搞笑而不俗套，情感淡淡送出。
Source: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%8A%E6%AC%A1%E9%83%8E%E4%B9%8B%E5%A4%8F