Kenji Kawai

Japanese composer
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Summary

Kenji Kawai is a human[1]. His place of birth was Shinagawa[2]. He was born on April 23, 1957[3]. He worked as a composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], and guitarist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,519 views/month, #7,093 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kenji Kawai was born in Shinagawa[2].
  • Kenji Kawai was born on April 23, 1957[3].
  • Kenji Kawai held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Kenji Kawai's professions included composer[4].
  • Kenji Kawai's professions included conductor[5].
  • Kenji Kawai worked as a film score composer[6].
  • Kenji Kawai's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Kenji Kawai's field of work was film score[10].
  • Kenji Kawai is recorded as male[11].
  • Kenji Kawai's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Kenji Kawai's Commons category is recorded as Kenji Kawai[13].
  • Kenji Kawai's family name is recorded as Kawai[14].
  • Kenji Kawai's given name is recorded as Kenji[15].
  • Kenji Kawai's official website is recorded as http://www.kenjikawai.com/[16].
  • Kenji Kawai's instrument is recorded as guitar[17].
  • Kenji Kawai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[18].
  • Kenji Kawai's nickname is recorded as かーいさん[19].
  • Kenji Kawai's name in native language is recorded as 川井 憲次[20].
  • Kenji Kawai's start of work period is recorded as 1986[21].
  • Kenji Kawai's P14419 is recorded as 9227[22].
  • Kenji Kawai's P14588 is recorded as 47006[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: JP[25]

  • Began / founded: 1957-04-23[26]

  • Genre(s): ambient, electronic[27]

  • Community tags: ambient, anime, dupes, electronic, film score, japanese, japanese composer, soundtrack, soundtracks[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c50e52e1-01f4-494d-b1ef-376fe3581d90[29]

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Origins and Family

Born in Shinagawa[2], Kenji Kawai… he was born on April 23, 1957[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], and guitarist[7]. Kenji Kawai's field of work was film score[10].

Why It Matters

Kenji Kawai ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,519 views/month, #7,093 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Kenji Kawai born?

Kenji Kawai's place of birth was Shinagawa[2].

What did Kenji Kawai do for work?

Kenji Kawai worked as composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], and guitarist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Port person id → 173384
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  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 35867
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  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → BF79-2B84-19DB-11C4-C268
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  4. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 13486
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  5. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14588 → 47006
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  6. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visual novel database id → s11368
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  7. 16w ago · ~2026-35986-22 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ndl authority id → 001316183
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  8. 16w ago · Nezdek · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allociné person id → 54972
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  9. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 9227
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