About Sei Ikeno
Lived 1931 – 2004 (aged 73). Sei Ikeno was a Japanese composer.
was a Japanese composer who wrote the film scores for directors such as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yūzō Kawashima, Yasuzō Masumura and new wave filmmaker Yoshishige Yoshida.
Ikeno was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. In 1950, he entered the Tokyo Music School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and studied under Tomojirō Ikenouchi and Akira Ifukube. In addition to writing film and other music work, he lectured on composition and orchestration at the Tokyo College of Music and the Tokyo University of the Arts. 1962: The Temple of the Wild Geese (dir. Yūzō Kawashima) 1962: Black Test Car (dir. Yasuzō Masumura) 1962: A Woman's Life (dir. Yasuzō Masumura) 1962: The Graceful Brute (dir. Yūzō Kawashima) 1963: Bamboo Doll of Echizen (dir. Kōzaburō Yoshimura) 1964: Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (dir. Kazuo Ikehiro) 1965: An Innocent Witch (dir. Heinosuke Gosho) 1966: Woman of the Lake (dir. Yoshishige Yoshida) 1966: Red Angel (dir. Yasuzō Masumura) 1967: The Affair (dir. Yoshishige Yoshida) 1967: Zatoichi the Outlaw (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto) 1968: Affair in the Snow (dir. Yoshishige Yoshida)
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Who was Sei Ikeno?
Japanese composer (1931-2004)
When was Sei Ikeno born?
Sei Ikeno was born on 24 February 1931 in Hokkaidō, Sapporo.
When did Sei Ikeno die?
Sei Ikeno died on 13 August 2004.
What was Sei Ikeno's occupation?
Sei Ikeno was a composer.
What nationality was Sei Ikeno?
Sei Ikeno was Japanese.
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