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The word 'anime' (アニメ) is a Japanese shortening of the English word 'animation' — a gairaigo, or foreign loanword.
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Composer
Joe Hisaishi
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ComposerMusicianActive 1974–presentNakano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Website | Youtube | Twitter | Instagram Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a Japanese composer and musical director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. He has been associated with filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having composed scores for all but one of his films. Hisaishi is also widely known for his piano scores. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, European classical, and Japanese classical. Less…
