{"id":237517,"date":"2021-04-28T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dragon-ball-composer-shunsuke-kikuchi-dead-at-89\/"},"modified":"2021-04-28T16:44:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:44:02","slug":"dragon-ball-composer-shunsuke-kikuchi-dead-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dragon-ball-composer-shunsuke-kikuchi-dead-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"#’Dragon Ball’ composer Shunsuke Kikuchi dead at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#’Dragon Ball’ composer Shunsuke Kikuchi dead at 89<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Shunsuke Kikuchi, a Japanese composer famed for his work in the anime<\/a> world, has died at age 89. <\/p>\n

Best-known for scoring the \u201cDragon Ball\u201d series<\/a>, Kikuchi died on April 24 from the lung infection commonly known as aspiration pneumonia, according to the gaming site HITC<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Close family members gathered to remember Kikuchi at a funeral in his homeland, local media<\/a> outlet Oricon News<\/a> reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Born in 1931 in Hirosaki, Kikuchi attended the Nihon University College of Art. He started his composing career in 1961. <\/p>\n

Over the course of his career, Kikuchi worked on dozens of TV shows and movies. His compositions app<\/a>eared in the extremely popular shows \u201cDoraemon,\u201d \u201cDragon Ball\u201d and its many spinoffs and the \u201cRed Dead Wagon\u201d TV movies, according to his IMDB<\/a> profile. <\/p>\n

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A scene from \u201cDragon Ball Z.\u201d <\/figcaption>
\u00a9Cartoon Network\/Courtesy Evere<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1983, Kikuchi was nominated for the Japan Academy Awards for \u201cBest Musical Score\u201d his work on 982 movies \u201cY\u00fbkai h\u00f4d\u00f4\u201d (\u201cTo Trap a Kidnapper\u201d) and \u201cSeishun no mon: Jiritsu hen\u201d (The Gate of Youth Part 2). <\/p>\n

Kikuchi originally composed the song \u201cUrami Bushi\u201d for the 1972 film \u201cFemale Prisoner 701: Scorpion,\u201d<\/a> though it later gained popularity for its inclusion on the \u201cKill Bill\u201d soundtrack in 2003. <\/p>\n

Fans mourned the prolific composer on Twitter. <\/p>\n

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I have no words\u2026 none. Speechless.<\/p>\n

Shunsuke Kikuchi\u2026 the composer of Dr Slump and Dragon Ball, Passes away at 89.<\/p>\n

I’m LEGITIMATELY Heartbroken over this.<\/p>\n

THIS ONE HURTS!! pic.twitter.com\/tS2kccTuBc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Geekdom \u2013 Head of the Table. (@EmperorBigD) April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Legendary music composer of the original Kamen Rider, and countless 70’s and 80’s anime, Shunsuke Kikuchi, has passed away at the age of 89.<\/p>\n

Rest in peace, maestro. pic.twitter.com\/AzUcujRW2G<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Blade (BGM) (@BladeSword91) April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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