Composer
Akira Kuwahara
Born 4 April 1985
Akira Kuwahara (born 1985) is a Japanese musician and guitarist of the rock band RADWIMPS. He is known in film for the band's soundtracks to Makoto Shinkai's anime features, which brought the group's music to a wide international audience.
Key films
Your Name. (2016)
Breakout anime hit whose RADWIMPS soundtrack became inseparable from the film's international success.
Weathering with You (2019)
Second Shinkai collaboration with RADWIMPS, continuing the band's emotional, song-driven approach to scoring.
Suzume (2022)
Third Shinkai feature with RADWIMPS music, confirming the long-running partnership.
The Last 10 Years (2022)
Live-action drama scored by RADWIMPS, showing their film work beyond animation.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 10
- 2015Ao to Mememe · as SelfActor
- 2016Your Name. · as (voice)Actor
- 2016Your Name.Composer
- 2017Your Name Orchestra Concert · as Self - GuitarActor
- 2019Weathering with You · as (voice)Actor
- 2019Weathering with YouComposer
- 2020The Making of Weathering with You · as SelfActor
- 2020Anti Anti Generation Tour 2019 · as SelfActor
- 2022SuzumeComposer
- 2022The Last 10 YearsComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.