Shigeru Umebayashi
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is a Japanese
composer
.
Once the leader of Japan's new-wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for his score for director Wong Kar-wai
's In the Mood for Love
(2001). Umebayashi also scored House of Flying Daggers
, and Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited 2046
(2004). He is also the composer for the music of the first Serbia
n spectacle, Charleston & Vendetta
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Once the leader of Japan's new-wave rock band EX, composer Shigeru Umebayashi began scoring films in 1985 when the band broke up. He has more than 40 Japanese and Chinese films to his credit and is perhaps best known in the West for his score for director Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai BBS is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker, internationally renowned as an auteur for his visually unique, highly stylized, emotionally resonant work, including Days of Being Wild , Ashes of Time , Chungking Express , Fallen Angels , Happy Together and 2046...
's In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung...
(2001). Umebayashi also scored House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. It differs from other wuxia films in that it is more of a love story than a straight martial arts film....
, and Wong Kar-wai's long-awaited 2046
2046 (film)
2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love...
(2004). He is also the composer for the music of the first Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n spectacle, Charleston & Vendetta
Charleston & Vendetta
Tears for Sale also known internationally as Charleston & Vendetta or also as Funeral Brides is a Serbian film.Directed by Uroš Stojanović, it's starring Sonja Kolačarić, Katarina Radivojević, Nenad...
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1980s
- Itsuka Darekaga Korosareru (1984)
- Tomoyo Shizukani Nemure (1985)
- Sorekara (1985)
- Sorobanzuku (1986)
- Shinshi Domei (1986)
- Kyohu no Yacchan (1987)
- Getting Blue in Color (1988)
1990s
- Hong Kong Paradise (1990)
- Tekken (1990)
- YumejiYumejiis a 1991 independent Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is a semi-fictional account of poet and painter Takehisa Yumeji. It also forms the final part of Suzuki's Taishō Roman Trilogy, preceded by Zigeunerweisen and Kagero-za , surrealistic psychological dramas and ghost stories linked by...
(1991) - Ote (1991)
- Goaisatsu (1991)
- Arihureta Ai ni Kansuru Chosa (1992)
- Byoin he Iko 2 Yamai ha Kikara (1992)
- Nemuranai Machi Shinjuku Zame (1992)
- Izakaya Yurei (1994)
- Zero Woman (1995)
- Boxer Joe (1995)
- Kitanai Yatsu (1995)
- Hashirana Akan Yoake Made (1995)
- The Christ of Nanjing (1995)
- Shin Gokudo Kisha (1996)
- Izakaya Yurei 2 (1996)
- Ichigo Domei (1997)
- Isana no Umi (1997)
- Watashitachi ga Sukidatta Koto (1997)
- G4 Option Zero (1997)
- Fuyajo (1998)
- Belle Epoch (1998)
2000s
- 2000 A.D.2000 AD (film)2000 AD is a 2000 Hong Kong action film directed by Gordon Chan and produced by Hong Kong 's Media Asia Films and Singaporean publisher manufactured company studio distributed holder production house has : Raintree Pictures and United States based from American version regions based in North...
(2000) - Shojo (2000)
- In the Mood for LoveIn the Mood for LoveIn the Mood for Love is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung...
(2000) - Midnight Fly (2001)
- Hikari no Ame (2001)
- Onmyoji (2001)
- Onmyoji II (2003)
- Floating Land Scape (2003)
- House of Flying DaggersHouse of Flying DaggersHouse of Flying Daggers is a 2004 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. It differs from other wuxia films in that it is more of a love story than a straight martial arts film....
(2004) - 20462046 (film)2046 is a 2004 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai. It is a loose sequel to the 1991 Hong Kong film Days of Being Wild and the 2000 Hong Kong film In the Mood for Love...
(2004) - Hibi (2004)
- FearlessFearless (2006 film)Fearless, known in Chinese as Huo Yuanjia and Jet Li's Fearless in the United Kingdom and the United States, is a 2006 film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Jet Li...
(2006) - DaisyDaisy (film)Daisy is a 2006 South Korean-Hong Kong co-production film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau of the Infernal Affairs trilogy, and starring Jun Ji-hyun, Jung Woo-sung, David Chiang, Lee Sung-jae and Cheon Ho-jin....
(2006) - Curse of the Golden FlowerCurse of the Golden FlowerCurse of the Golden Flower is a 2006 Chinese epic drama film directed by Zhang Yimou.With a budget of US$45 million, it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date, surpassing Chen Kaige's The Promise...
(2006) - Hannibal Rising (2007)
- My Blueberry NightsMy Blueberry NightsMy Blueberry Nights is a 2007 romance/drama/road film directed by Wong Kar Wai, his first feature in English. The screenplay by Wong and Lawrence Block is based on a short Chinese-language film written and directed by Wong...
(2007) - AbsurdistanAbsurdistan (film)Absurdistan is a 2008 film written and directed by Veit Helmer.It formed part of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2008) - Tears for Sale (2008)
- The Real ShaolinThe Real ShaolinThe Real Shaolin is an award-winning 2008 documentary film directed by Alexander Sebastien Lee. The Real Shaolin follows the story of two Chinese and two Westerners who journey to the Shaolin Temple in China, inspired by the legends portrayed in Kung Fu movies with Bruce Lee and Jet Li...
(2008) - MurdererMurderer (film)Murderer is a 2009 Hong Kong mystery thriller film directed by Roy Chow, and starring Aaron Kwok. The film centers on a police detective investigating a series of gruesome murderers. As the case pulls him deeper, he soon realizes that he may be a prime suspect. The film co-stars Cheung Siu-Fai,...
(2009) - A Single ManA Single Man (film)A Single Man is a 2009 drama film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. It is the first film directed by Tom Ford. The film stars Colin Firth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of George Falconer, a depressed gay British university...
(2009)