is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. His work includes the

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films ''

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'' (1995) and ''

The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga ''The Cat Returns'' by Aoi Hiiragi, with music by Yuji Nomi, animated by Studio ...

'' (2002), as well as the

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television series ''

Nichijou is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine '' Shōnen Ace'', and was also serialized in ''Comptiq'' between the March 2007 ...

'' (2011). His mentor was

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto inf ...

, whom he helped with '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'' and ''

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'' (both 1987).

Early life

Nomi dropped out of

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, after which he began to study painting.

Filmography

Film

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'' (live-action, 1986) - Assistant composer and arranger *'' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'' (animation, 1987) *''

'' (live-action, 1987) - Additional music arrangement *''

'' (animation, 1995) *''

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'' (animation, 2001) *''

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'' (animation, 2002) *''

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'' (animation, 2020)

Television

*''Hanayome wa 16-sai!'' (1995) *''Doku'' (live-action, 1996) *''DxD'' (live-action, 1997) *''NHK Special: Uchu Michi éno Daikikou'' (documentary, 2001) *''Seizon LifE'' (live-action, 2002) *''Hannari Kikutaro'' (live-action, 2002) *''NHK Special: Nankyoku Daikikou'' (documentary, 2003) *''Hannari Kikutaro 2'' (live-action, 2004) *''

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'' (animation, 2004) *''

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'' (animation, 2007) *''

'' (animation, 2011) *'' Say "I Love You."'' (animation, 2012)

Games

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Mansion of Hidden Souls ''Mansion of Hidden Souls'', called in Japan, and ''Yumemi Mystery Mansion'' in Europe, is an adventure video game released for the Sega CD, developed by System Sacom and published by Sega in Japan and by Vic Tokai in the United States. It has a ...

'' (1994) - Composer and arranger (one of three) *'' Four-sight'' (1995) - Composer and arranger

Discography

*''Oshare TV'' (1986) *''Fantasia'' (1994)

Collaborations

*''Fantastic World 11: Megumi Wakatsuki no Takarabune World'' (1987) *''Fantastic World 16: Please Save My Earth'' (1988) *''Fantastic World 18: Here Is Greenwood'' (1989) *''Wangan Trial Original Soundtrack'' (1997)

Writings

"Nonki katsu Kakoku na Eiga-Ongaku" in ''Ozu Yasujiro Taizen'' (''The Complete Book of Ozu Yasujiro'') by Matsuura Kanji and Miyamoto Akiko (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. 2019)

References

External links

The Yuji Nomi Web Site
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