Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Born
May 1, 1965 (age 60)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Ивасиро Таро
Tarou Iwashiro
Tarô Iwashiro
Tarō Iwashiro
岩代 太郎
Taro Iwashiro
Biography
Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎 Iwashiro Tarō) has composed the music for many Japanese television series and films. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture, and the Korean film Memories of Murder. He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks, including the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and 2008 film Red Cliff.
