is a Japanese violinist, composer and arranger. Hijiri began taking violin lessons at age 6 and studied under Yonosuke Ishii, Shizuko Ishii and Chikashi Tanaka. While attending

Tokyo University of the Arts or is the most prestigious art school in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju and Adachi, Tokyo. The university has trained renowned artists in the fields of painting, scul ...

, he performed as a guest concert master at Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra and Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. Before graduating from the university, he became interested in playing non-classical music and started performing with Toshihito Nakanishi, who inspired him in many ways. Hijiri also started his career as a composer when he produced an album published together with a photobook by Kenji Ishikawa, ''Moonlight Blue''.Website about the book/DVD
Hijiri handled string arrangements for albums and movies for

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and started his career as an arranger as well. Hijiri worked on recordings, concerts with various artists, movies and video games as a soloist and with "Hijiri Kuwano strings group". He is credited in ''

Whisper of the Heart is a 1995 Japanese animated romantic drama film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki based on the 1989 manga of the same name by Aoi Hiiragi. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network ...

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'' and numerous other productions as a performer, composer and arranger. He is also known as an original violin player for the battle theme "Blinded by Light" in

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's ''

'' (composed by

Masashi Hamauzu is a Japanese composer, pianist, and lyricist. Hamauzu, who was employed at Square Enix from 1996 to 2010, was best known during that time for his work on the ''Final Fantasy'' and ''SaGa'' video game series. Born into a musical family in German ...

). He works closely with Hamauzu and Imeruat (Masashi Hamauzu and Mina) as a supporting artist. He toured with Imeruat to Europe and Hong Kong and performed several pieces on "α" Clock: World Time, Sony Global website (composed by Masashi Hamauzu).

Produced/co-produced albums

* Fiddler's Philosophy（), solo album） * "Moonlight Blue" = ''Gekkōyoku'' (), concept album with the photographer Kenji Ishikawa * TBS Animation "

" () soundtrack *

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drama "Cinderella never sleeps" () soundtrack
Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress
(TV)

References

External links

Hijiri Kuwano Strings Group Discography
- The Music of Visual art and games {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuwano, Hijiri 1964 births 21st-century Japanese composers 21st-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century violinists Japanese composers Japanese male composers Japanese music arrangers Japanese violinists Living people Male violinists