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Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614–1685) •
Hiromori Hayashi (1831–1896) •
Nakao Tozan (1876–1956) •
Koga Masao (1904–1978) •
Masaru Sato (1928–1999) •
Shunsuke Kikuchi (1931–2021), 20th–21st-century music producer and BGM composer •
Koichi Sugiyama (1931–2021) •
Isao Tomita (1932–2016) •
Takeo Watanabe (1933–1989) •
Yasuo Kuwahara (1946–2003) •
Joe Hisaishi (born 1950), 20th–21st century film composer •
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023) •
Yoko Noge (born 1957) •
Shirō Sagisu (born 1957) •
Yoichiro Yoshikawa (born 1957), 20th–21st century music producer and composer •
Jun Miyake (born 1958) •
Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959), 20th–21st century musician and video game composer •
Akira Senju (born 1960) •
Koji Kondo (born 1961), 20th–21st century video game composer •
Michiru Oshima (born 1961), 20th–21st century film, television and video game composer •
Michiru Yamane (born 1963), 20th–21st century video game composer •
Hikari Ōe (born 1963) •
Shinkichi Mitsumune (born 1963) •
Yoko Kanno (born 1963), 20th–21st century music producer and composer •
Yuki Kajiura (born 1965), 20th–21st century music producer and composer •
Taro Iwashiro (born 1965) •
Yoko Shimomura (born 1967), 20th–21st century music pianist and video game composer •
Yasunori Mitsuda (born 1972) •
Hiroyuki Sawano (born 1980), 20th–21st century animation, film, television and video game composer ==See also==