Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe
渡辺 岳夫
Born(1933-04-16)April 16, 1933
DiedJune 2, 1989(1989-06-02) (aged 56)
FatherUrato Watanabe
Musical career
GenresAnime music
OccupationComposer
Years active1959–1989

Takeo Watanabe (渡辺 岳夫, Watanabe Takeo, April 16, 1933 – June 2, 1989)[1][2] was a Japanese musician and composer. In addition to composing the well known theme song for Cutie Honey[3] he has also composed music for multiple anime television series and films including Lone Wolf and Cub, Candy Candy, and Mobile Suit Gundam.[4][better source needed]

Tomei Tengu BGM written and performed by Takeo Watanabe was used in the soundtrack of the 2003 movie Lost in Translation fourteen years after his death.[5][better source needed] In 2008 Takeo Watanabe posthumously received an Award of Merit from the Tokyo International Anime Fair.[6] He died at the age of 56.

  1. ^ "Biography / Discography: WATANABE Takeo". Animeillusion.com (in French). Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Takeo Watanabe (in French). Animeland. Retrieved November 11, 2009. Archived April 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The Best of Anime" RHINO ISBN 1-56826-803-3 CD booklet page 10.
  4. ^ "AnimeVillage to release calendar, CD soundtracks". Anime News Network. November 25, 1998. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Lost in Translation: Production Credits". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "Tokyo Anime Award 2008". Tokyo International Anime Fair. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011.