Kow Otani

Japanese composer (born 1957)
Person human Q2578353
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Kow Otani

Summary

Kow Otani is a human[1]. He was born in Tokyo[2]. He was born on May 1, 1957[3]. He worked as a composer[4], music arranger[5], pianist[6], and keyboardist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokyo[2], Kow Otani…
  • Kow Otani was born on May 1, 1957[3].
  • Kow Otani held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Kow Otani's professions included composer[4].
  • Kow Otani's professions included music arranger[5].
  • Kow Otani's professions included pianist[6].
  • Kow Otani's professions included keyboardist[7].
  • Kow Otani was educated at Nihon University[10].
  • Kow Otani is recorded as male[11].
  • Kow Otani's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Kow Otani's Commons category is recorded as Kow Otani[13].
  • Kow Otani's family name is recorded as Ōtani[14].
  • Kow Otani's given name is recorded as Kou[15].
  • Kow Otani's official website is recorded as http://www.imagine-music.co.jp/index.html[16].
  • Kow Otani's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • Kow Otani's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[18].
  • Kow Otani's name in native language is recorded as 大谷幸[19].
  • Kow Otani's name in kana is recorded as おおたに こう[20].
  • Kow Otani's start of work period is recorded as 1987[21].
  • Kow Otani's P14588 is recorded as 160632[22].
  • Kow Otani's P14750 is recorded as D3D8-1597-1F97-1E9C-9DE5[23].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: JP[25]

  • Began / founded: 1957-05-01[26]

  • Community tags: anime, composer, game, japanese, vgm, video game[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 615e497a-340d-4efd-b191-73a22c280784[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Kow Otani's place of birth was Tokyo[2]. He was born on May 1, 1957[3].

Education

Kow Otani was educated at Nihon University[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], music arranger[5], pianist[6], and keyboardist[7].

Why It Matters

Kow Otani ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (955 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Kow Otani born?

Born in Tokyo[2], Kow Otani…

What did Kow Otani do for work?

Kow Otani worked as composer[4], music arranger[5], pianist[6], and keyboardist[7].

Where did Kow Otani go to school?

Kow Otani was educated at Nihon University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id 20038
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 20038, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321956417|大谷幸 (#321956417)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'matc"
  2. 6w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 D3D8-1597-1F97-1E9C-9DE5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  3. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Languages spoken, written or signed Japanese
    Instrument piano
    Start of work period +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14588]]: 160632, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783825457736"
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