Ichiko Hashimoto

is a jazz pianist, composer and singer. She has also acted in television and film.

Hashimoto was born in Kobe, grew up in Tokyo and started playing the piano at the age of five. She attended Musashino Academia Musicae, where she graduated in 1975.

Ichiko sometimes performs with her sister .

Discography Albums

Colored Music (1981)** Ichiko (1984) Beauty (1985)* VIVANT (1986)* MOOD MUSIC (1987)* High Excentrique (1988)* High Excentrique Piano Music (1988)* D.M. (1989)* Je m'aime (1990)* (1992) (1994) (1997) najanaja (1998) original soundtrack (1999) Miles Away (Tokuma Japan, 1999) – tribute to Miles Davis Phantasmagoria (Tokuma Japan, 2000) Miles Blend (Tokuma Japan, 2001) – tribute to Miles Davis RahXephon O.S.T. 1 (2002) RahXephon O.S.T. 2 (2002) RahXephon O.S.T. 3 (2002) Turned Perspective 1994-2001 (2002) RahXephon Pluralitas Concentio O.S.T. (2003) Ub-X (2006) Vega (2007) Arc'd-X (2009) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled O.S.T. (2012) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled O.S.T. 2 (2016) duo (2016) view (2021)

remastered and reissued in Japan (2007) remastered and first issued on CD in Japan (2008)

Singles "Hold On I'm Comin'" (1988): Single track from High Exentrique. (1992): Single track from . Used in a Nissan Bluebird commercial. (1993) Single. Used in a commercial for The Tokyo Electric Power Company. "Heartful Dream" (2003): Maxi single. Used in a commercial for Aiful.

Collaborations Yellow Magic Orchestra: YMO domestic tour "Yellow Magic Orchestra Technopolis 2000-20" (March 21-April 15, 1980). "フレバリー･ミュージック" (1987) Loom (1990): Album for the PC Engine game. RahXephon sound drama (2002): Ending theme

Movie soundtracks Akuemon (1993) Director: Makoto Tezuka (1984) directed by Takaharu Saeki. The music were performed by Colored Music. NUMANITE (1995) and NARAKUE (1997) short film compilations by Makoto Tezuka (1999) Director: Makoto Tezuka (1999) Director: Makoto Tezuka CLOVER (1999) Short Anime Clip, Director: Kitarou Kousaka RahXephon Pluralitas Concentio O.S.T. (2003) Director: Tomoki Kyoda Supervising director: Yutaka Izubuchi

Filmography and TV appearances

MNEMOSYNE (1991) (1992) RahXephon (2002) as Maya Kamina RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) as Maya Kamina