Composer
Michio Mamiya
Born 29 June 1929 · Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Michio Mamiya (born 1929 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido) is a Japanese composer who has worked on films from the late 1950s onward. He is best known for scoring Isao Takahata's animated works, including Horus: Prince of the Sun and Grave of the Fireflies, and also scored live-action dramas.
Key films
Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Early animated feature directed by Isao Takahata, with a score by Mamiya.
Gauche the Cellist (1982)
Another Takahata animation, with a score by Mamiya that suits its musical subject.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Mamiya's best-known film credit, scoring Takahata's acclaimed wartime animated drama.
River Without a Bridge (1969)
Live-action social drama showing Mamiya's work beyond animation.
Love Letter (1959)
Early film credit from the start of his screen scoring career.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 10
- 1959Love LetterComposer
- 1962Farm GirlsComposer
- 1962石ころの唄Composer
- 1964美しい国土―その生いたち―Composer
- 1968Horus: Prince of the SunComposer
- 1969River Without a BridgeComposer
- 1971A Woman Called EnComposer
- 1982Gauche the CellistComposer
- 1988Grave of the FirefliesComposer
- 2026The Story of Yanagawa WaterwaysComposer
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.