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Masahiro Kawasaki (川崎 真弘, Kawasaki Masahiro, 15 September 1949 – 4 May 2006) was a Japanese musician and composer, born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. As a musician, he played keyboards in a number of bands, including Ryudo Uzaki's Ryūdōgumi.[1] As a composer for film, television, and anime, he won awards of excellence at the Japan Academy Prize for his film scores for Rampo[2] and Kin'yu Fushoku Rettō: Jubaku.[3] He was also nominated for best original film score for the Taiwanese film Rice Rhapsody at the Golden Horse Awards.[4]

Masahiro Kawasaki 川崎 真弘
Birth name	Masafumi Kawasaki
Born	(1949-09-15)15 September 1949 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka
Died	4 May 2006(2006-05-04) (aged 56) Inage-ku, Chiba
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer

He died of liver cancer at the age of 56 on 4 May 2006 in Inage-ku, Chiba.[1]

Partial filmography

• Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni (1993)
• Rampo (1994)
• Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
• Kin'yu Fushoku Rettō: Jubaku (1999)
• Off-Balance (2001)
• Rice Rhapsody (2004)

References

External links

• Masahiro Kawasaki at IMDb
• Kawasaki Masahiro at the TV Drama Database (in Japanese)

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