, born , (August 19, 1925 – June 23, 2022) was a Japanese

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and television score composer. He worked on various ''

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'' shows and

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Personal life

His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series and his granddaughter Mako Watanabe is part of the idol duo Namakopuri where she goes under the stage name, . He died on June 23, 2022, at the age of 96.

Awards

For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.

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* * 1925 births 2022 deaths Japanese film score composers Japanese male film score composers University of Tokyo alumni Musicians from Nagoya {{japan-film-bio-stub