was a Japanese ''

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'', '' gunka'',

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and

film score A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

composer. His real name was also Yūji Koseki, but its

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was 古關勇治. Koseki entered Nippon Columbia in 1930. He composed

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' song "Rokko Oroshi" in 1936. His famous military song titled was released in 1937. Famous songs composed by him included "

The Bells of Nagasaki is a 1949 book by Takashi Nagai. It vividly describes his experiences as a survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. It was translated into English by William Johnston. The title refers to the bells of Urakami Cathedral, of which Nagai writes: ...

" and "

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's song". Ichiro Fujiyama sang "The Bells of Nagasaki" in 1949. "Mothra's song", sung by

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, was used in the 1961 movie ''

''. ''"Olympic March"'' in 1964. He also arranged ''"

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"'' for Orchestra.

Filmography

Music for films: * '' Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors'' (1945) * '' Kane no naru oka: Dai san hen, kuro no maki'' (1949) * ''

Odoroki ikka is a 1949 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Torajiro Saito. Cast * Hibari Misora * Takako Irie (入江たか子) * Harume Tone (利根はる恵) * Nijiko Kiyokawa (清川虹子) * Achako Hanabishi (花菱アチャコ) * Shintarō K ...

'' (おどろき一家) (1949) * ''

'' (1950) * '' A Mother's Love'' (1950) * ''

'' (1961)

References

External links

Memorial Hall of Yūji Koseki
1909 births 1989 deaths 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese male musicians Japanese film score composers Japanese male film score composers Musicians from Fukushima Prefecture Recipients of the Medal of Honor (Japan) {{Japan-musician-stub

Filmography

See also

References

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