🎬 musician

Kouichi Sugiyamaすぎやまこういち

Music and Theme Song Composition on Magic Knight Rayearth, Space Runaway Ideon and Magic Knight Rayearth II.

anime credits: 15; anime credits
most credited as: Music; most credited as
awards: 3; awards
busiest year (3): 1980; busiest year (3)

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Kouichi Sugiyama worked on, by premiere year

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Item	Credits
90	0 in 1990
91	1 in 1991
92	1 in 1992
93	0 in 1993
94	1 in 1994
95	1 in 1995
96	0 in 1996
97	0 in 1997
98	0 in 1998
99	0 in 1999
00	0 in 2000
01	0 in 2001
02	0 in 2002
03	0 in 2003
04	0 in 2004
05	0 in 2005
06	0 in 2006
07	0 in 2007
08	0 in 2008
09	0 in 2009
10	0 in 2010
11	0 in 2011
12	0 in 2012
13	0 in 2013
14	0 in 2014
15	0 in 2015
16	0 in 2016
17	0 in 2017
18	0 in 2018
19	1 in 2019

All credits

2019Dragon Quest: Your StoryMusic
1995Magic Knight Rayearth IIMusic Supervisor
1994Magic Knight RayearthMusic Supervisor
1992Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken Buchiyabure!! Shinsei 6 DaishougunMusic
1991Dragon Quest: Dai no DaiboukenMusic
1983Fortunate FawnMusic
1982The Ideon: Be InvokedMusic, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
1982The Ideon: A ContactMusic, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
1981Sea Prince and the Fire ChildMusic
1980Space Runaway IdeonMusic, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
1980Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super GalaxyMusic
1980Manga Kotowaja JitenMusic
1978Gatchaman: The MovieMusic
1976Manga Fairy Tales of the WorldTheme Song Composition
1967Skyers 5Theme Song Composition

Profile

Birthday: April 11, 1931
Age: 90
Born in: Taitō-ku
Gender: Male

Awards & links

🏆 Person of Cultural Merit
🏆 CEDEC Awards - Special Award
🏆 The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

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About

Kouichi Sugiyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator. Sugiyama is known for composing the music for the Dragon Quest video game series, along with several other games, anime, film, and television shows. Classically trained, Sugiyama is considered a major inspiration for other Japanese game music composers. He is also a council member of the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers, and Publishers (JASRAC), board member of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, and honorary chairman of the Japanese Backgammon Society. In 2020, he was named a Person of Cultural Merit by the Japanese government. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Frequently asked questions

What anime has Kouichi Sugiyama worked on?

Kouichi Sugiyama's best-known work includes Magic Knight Rayearth (Music Supervisor), Space Runaway Ideon (Music), Magic Knight Rayearth II (Music Supervisor), Dragon Quest: Your Story (Music), The Ideon: Be Invoked (Music), Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (Music).

What does Kouichi Sugiyama do?

Kouichi Sugiyama is credited most often as music, theme song composition, theme song arrangement on anime.

When was Kouichi Sugiyama born?

Kouichi Sugiyama was born on April 11, 1931 in Taitō-ku.

What awards has Kouichi Sugiyama won?

Person of Cultural Merit, CEDEC Awards - Special Award, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette.