MamoruFujisawa(藤泽守,FujisawaMamoru?),knownprofessionallyasJoeHisaishi(久石譲,HisaishiJō?,bornDecember6,1950),isacomposeranddirectorknownforover100filmscoresandsoloalbumsdatingbackto1981.

　　Whilepossessingastylisticallydistinctsound,Hisaishi'smusichasbeenknowntoexploreandincorporatedifferentgenres,includingminimalist,experimentalelectronic,Europeanclassical,andJapaneseclassical.Lesserknownaretheothermusicalrolesheplays;heisalsoatypesetter,author,arranger,andheadofanorchestra.

　　HeisbestknownforhisworkwithanimatorHayaoMiyazaki,havingcomposedscoresformanyofhisfilmsincludingNausicaäoftheValleyoftheWind(1984),MyNeighborTotoro(1988),Kiki'sDeliveryService(1991),PrincessMononoke(1997),SpiritedAway(2001),Howl'sMovingCastle(2004)andPonyo(2008).Heisalsorecognizedforthesoundtrackshehasprovidedforfilmmaker'Beat'TakeshiKitano,includingDolls(2002),Kikujiro(1999),Hana-bi(1997),KidsReturn(1996),Sonatine(1993).