Taro Iwashiro

Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎, Iwashiro Tarō; born May 1, 1965, in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer.

Career

Iwashiro has composed the music for many Japanese television series and films. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture, and the Korean film Memories of Murder. He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.

He also composed music for two video games: I Will: The Story of London (1993)[1] and the opening song for Breath of Fire IV (2000).[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "I Will: Story of London". SegaRetro. Retrieved 2025-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Gann, Patrick (2000-12-21). "Breath of Fire IV Original Soundtrack". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2001-02-16. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  3. ^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast "KADO: The Right Answer" Anime UPDATED". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. ^ "A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- Anime's Promo Reveals Cast, Additional Staff, March 9 Debut". Anime News Network. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "ヤクザと家族 The Family". eiga.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "キネマの神様". eiga.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "ひらいて". eiga.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "前科者". eiga.com. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "月". eiga.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "ゆきてかへらぬ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. ^ "港のひかり". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 June 2025.