Hidehiro Kawai is a Tokyo-based composer, music producer, and bassist with 15+ years of professional experience in Japan’s entertainment industry. Inspired by his uncle, renowned composer Kenji Kawai, he committed to music at 18 and has since become known as a versatile melody maker. He has composed music for major Japanese TV dramas, anime, and films, and also serves as the primary composer and bassist for the instrumental rock trio fox capture plan. To connect with global audiences, Kawai draws inspiration from legends such as John Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Earth, Wind & Fire, and has international experience including serving as a music advisor for Ghost in the Shell (2017).

Hidehiro Kawai

Hidehiro Kawai is a Tokyo-based composer, music producer, and bassist with 15+ years of professional experience in Japan’s entertainment industry. Inspired by his uncle, renowned composer Kenji Kawai, he committed to music at 18 and has since become known as a versatile melody maker. He has composed music for major Japanese TV dramas, anime, and films, and also serves as the primary composer and bassist for the instrumental rock trio fox capture plan. To connect with global audiences, Kawai draws inspiration from legends such as John Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Earth, Wind & Fire, and has international experience including serving as a music advisor for Ghost in the Shell (2017).

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Hidehiro Kawai is a Tokyo-based composer, music producer, and bassist with 15+ years of professional experience in Japan’s entertainment industry. Inspired by his uncle, renowned composer Kenji Kawai, he committed to music at 18 and has since become known as a versatile melody maker.

He has composed music for major Japanese TV dramas, anime, and films, and also serves as the primary composer and bassist for the instrumental rock trio fox capture plan. To connect with global audiences, Kawai draws inspiration from legends such as John Williams, Burt Bacharach, and Earth, Wind & Fire, and has international experience including serving as a music advisor for Ghost in the Shell (2017).

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Language

Japanese
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

Composer (Anime / Film / TV Drama Soundtracks)
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2025
Composed soundtrack music for numerous high-profile Japanese productions across anime, television dramas, and films, including Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, Stigmatized Properties, Super Rich, The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero, Salaryman's Club (Lehman's Club), Lupin the Third vs. Cat's Eye, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, Unmet: A Neurosurgeon’s Diary, Oshi no Ko (live-action movie and TV), The Hot Spot, and Ameku Takao's Detective Karte. Known for hybrid scoring that blends orchestral writing with jazz, electronic, rock, and ethnic elements, and for tense psychological thriller/horror scoring.
Music Advisor at Ghost in the Shell (2017 feature film)
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Provided music advisory support for the 2017 feature film Ghost in the Shell, contributing expertise to the project’s musical aspects.

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