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Koji Ueno

Composer/Painter

8 ½ (Hachi kani bun no ichi) (1978-79), Halmens (1980), Guernica (1981-89), Netsuzo & Gansaku (Counterfeits & Forgeries) (1998-) and other bands, solo (1984-), participation in Ryuichi Sakamoto’s film music (1986-87). Koji is currently engaged in composing music and creating paintings while serving as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo’s prestigious - Nihon University College of Art’s Department of Film Studies.

+ FILMOGRAPHY click here for the page. | IMDb

+TVCM
  • "QP Aeru Pasta Sauce Tarako" (2004)
  • "DaimlerChrysler Japan Mercedes-Benz CLS" (2005)
  • "NTT Communications" (2005)
  • "Kirin Beverage Namacha" (2005)
  • "Nissan Elgrand" (2007)
  • "Coca-Cola (Japan) Co, Ltd. Ayataka" (2007)
  • "Tokyo Disneyland" (2009)
  • and numerous others...
+Commissioned Works
  • "Six Divertissements for Marimba and Piano" (1988)
  • "Sinfonietta Rurale" (1992)
  • "Connotations for Six Players" (1993)
  • "Saxophone Quartet" (1995)
  • "Duel of Women for Koto Quartet" (1996)
  • "Tranquility for Oboe and Guitar" (2000)
  • "Quartetto Pastorale" for Recorder Quartet(2007)
  • "Sasagani Hime" for Shakuhachi, 13 String Koto and 17 String Koto (2012)
  • "Partita" for Meantone organ(2015)
    "Suite Libertine" for Harpsichord(2018)
    "Opus Americana" for Piano(2020)
+Incidental Music
  • Shochiku Girls Kagekidan (1987)
  • "Twelfth Night" (1988)
  • "Cloud 9" (1988)
  • "Dracul" (2007)
  • "The House of the Spell" (2023)
  • "Kamizu Kosuke: Crime in My High School Days"(2024)
+Exhibitions
  • Abstract Painter Koji Ueno: "The Abstract Painter" , Billiken Gallery (2022)
  • Art Event: "START!", Yokohama Industrial Trade Hall (2024)