Yoko Kanno

Composer

Birthday March 18, 1963

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Japan

Age 61 years old

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About

Composed the soundtracks for numerous anime films, TV series, live-action films, video games, and advertisements.

Before Fame

She worked on several Koei games, including the Dreamcast game "Napple Tale," throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Trivia

She led blues/jazz project band Seatbelts for many years and worked with them to compose the soundtrack for "Cowboy Bebop" for PlayStation 2.

Family Life

She divorced Hajime Mizoguchi in 2007.

Associated With

She and Mika Nakashima both became famous Japanese musicians.