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Kow Otani

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  • Music Department
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Kow Otani is a Japanese musician best known for composing Kaiju movies with collaborator Shusuke Kaneko. Aside from movies he has composed video games. He is known as a composer, musical arranger and keyboardist. He is known for Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, Godzilla, Mothra , and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, and Shadow of the Colossus
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Wanda to kyozô (2005)
    Wanda to kyozô
    9.2
    Video Game
    • Composer(as Kô Ohtani)
    • 2005
    Godzilla, Mothra et King Ghidorah (2001)
    Godzilla, Mothra et King Ghidorah
    7.0
    • Composer(as Kô Ohtani)
    • 2001
    Shinseiki GPX saibâ fômyura (1991)
    Shinseiki GPX saibâ fômyura
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Composer(as Kô Ohtani)
    Gamera : Gardien de l'Univers (1995)
    Gamera : Gardien de l'Univers
    6.7
    • Composer(as Kô Ohtani)
    • 1995

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    Composer



    • Madôgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai (2024)
      Madôgushi Dariya wa Utsumukanai
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Otani Kou)
      • 2024
    • Yumiko Kobayashi in Shinchan: Enveloppé de mystère! Les fleurs de l'académie Tenkazu (2021)
      Shinchan: Enveloppé de mystère! Les fleurs de l'académie Tenkazu
      7.1
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Tengaramon (2020)
      Tengaramon
      6.5
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Philosopher's Grandson (2019)
      Philosopher's Grandson
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Aru Zonbi Shoujo no Sainan (2018)
      Aru Zonbi Shoujo no Sainan
      5.3
      • Composer (as Kô Ôtani)
      • 2018
    • Yoshito Usui in Kureyon Shinchan: Bakumori! Kanfe Boizu Ramen Tairan (2018)
      Kureyon Shinchan: Bakumori! Kanfe Boizu Ramen Tairan
      6.2
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
      Shadow of the Colossus
      8.4
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Level Up Norge (2016)
      Level Up Norge
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2018
    • Kureyon Shinchan: Shûrai!! Uchûjin shiriri (2017)
      Kureyon Shinchan: Shûrai!! Uchûjin shiriri
      6.1
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Chieri to Cherî (2015)
      Chieri to Cherî
      6.3
      • Composer (as Kô Ôtani)
      • 2015
    • Brent Black in With Lyrics (2008)
      With Lyrics
      TV Series
      • originally composed by
      • 2014
    • Sakura saku (2014)
      Sakura saku
      6.2
      • Composer (as Kô Ohtani)
      • 2014
    • Arata Kangatari (2013)
      Arata Kangatari
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Kô Ôtani)
      • 2013
    • New Neighbor
      6.6
      Short
      • Composer (as Kô Ohtani)
      • 2013
    • Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (2012)
      Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Kô Ôtani)
      • 2012

    Music Department



    • Rune Fjeld Olsen and Karl-Martin Hogsnes in Level Up VG Archive (2014)
      Level Up VG Archive
      6.7
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Arata Kangatari (2013)
      Arata Kangatari
      6.3
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music (as Kou Otani)
      • 2013
    • Tenpô ibun ayakashi ayashi (2006)
      Tenpô ibun ayakashi ayashi
      6.4
      TV Series
      • musician
      • 2006–2007
    • Wanda to kyozô (2005)
      Wanda to kyozô
      9.2
      Video Game
      • music arranger
      • music programmer
      • musician: piano / keyboards / irish bouzouki (as Kô Ohtani, as Kô Ohtani, as Kô Ohtani)
      • 2005
    • Saikikku Fosu (1998)
      Saikikku Fosu
      4.7
      TV Mini Series
      • composer: theme music (as Kô Ôtani)
      • 1998

    Soundtrack



    • BBC Proms
      TV Series
      • writer: "Suite to Shadow of the Colossus"
      • 2022
    • Nicky Larson Private Eyes (2019)
      Nicky Larson Private Eyes
      6.4
      • music: "Sweet Twilight", "Domino Target"
      • 2019
    • Unshô Ishizuka, Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, Kenta Miyake, Daisuke Hirakawa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Fuminori Komatsu in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
      Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
      8.5
      TV Series
      • arranger: "JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~"
      • 2012–2013
    • Mugen no jûnin (2008)
      Mugen no jûnin
      6.7
      TV Series
      • music: "Akai Usagi"
      • 2008

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    • Alternative names
      • Otani Kou

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      Is a talented keyboardist and often works with Shusuke Kaneko.
    • Nicknames
      • Kou Ootani
      • Otani Kow
      • Ootani Kou
      • Kou Otani

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