Around 1975, he presented his first public performance. He developed his music from minimalist ideas and expanded toward orchestral work. In the 1970s, Hisaishi's compositions were influenced by Japanese popular music, electronic music and New Age music, and by the Japanese electronic band Yellow Magic Orchestra. He also composed for Sasuga no Sarutobi (Academy of Ninja) and Futari Daka (A Full Throttle). In 1974 Hisaishi wrote music for the anime series Gyatoruzu, and composed some of his other early works, under his given name. He attended the Kunitachi College of Music in 1969, where he majored in music composition, and collaborated with minimalist artists as a music engraver. He started learning violin at the Violin School Suzuki Shinichi at the age of four, and began watching hundreds of movies each year with his father. Hisaishi was born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan, as Mamoru Fujisawa ( 藤澤守, Fujisawa Mamoru). He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe. He is also recognized for his music for filmmaker 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, including A Scene at the Sea (1991), Sonatine (1993), Kids Return (1996), Hana-bi (1997), Kikujiro (1999), Brother (2000), and Dolls (2002), and for the video game series Ni no Kuni. He has been associated with director and animator Hayao Miyazaki since 1984, having written scores for all but one of Miyazaki's films. He has also worked as a music engraver and arranger. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical.

Mamoru Fujisawa ( 藤澤守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi ( 久石譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.

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