Hajime Mizoguchi

is a Japanese cellist and composer.

Mizoguchi started playing piano at the age of 3, and the cello at the age of 11. From 1978–1985 he attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music where he majored in violoncello.

In 1986, he released his first album, Half Inch Dessert, being listed as a composer, arranger, and performer. From then on, he has released over 20 albums including motion picture soundtracks.

Career Mizoguchi is noted for his compositions for animation, namely, the soundtrack to the animated feature film Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade and a collaboration with Yoko Kanno on the animated series The Vision of Escaflowne and its subsequent film, Escaflowne. He also collaborated with Keishi Urata on the animated series Texhnolyze. In 2006, he composed the music for Tokimeki Memorial Only Love (along with Teruyuki Nobuchika) Jyu Oh Sei and the Fuji TV noitamina series . He composed and performed the opening and ending themes for TV Asahi's series See the World by Train, which has been airing since June 1987. His song 'Bruce ', from the 1986 album Oasis Behind the Clear Water, appears in various scenes of the 1987 animated film To-y.

Anime Soundtrack Contributions Anime title Year Mizoguchi's role(s) Reference Wonder Beat Scramble 1986 Composer(other tracks by Ryō Yonemitsu) Please Save My Earth 1994 Composer(other tracks by Yoko Kanno) Dirty Pair Flash: Mission II 1995 Composer(other tracks by Jun'ichi Kanezaki) The Vision of Escaflowne 1996 Composer(other tracks by Yoko Kanno) Eight Clouds Rising 1997 Composer Jin-Roh 1999 Composer Escaflowne 2000 Composer(other tracks by Yoko Kanno) Texhnolyze 2003 Composer(other tracks by Keishi Urata) Jyu-Oh-Sei 2006 Composer Tokimeki Memorial Only Love 2006 Composer(other tracks by Teruyuki Nobuchika)