12 Notable alumni of Kunitachi College of Music
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kunitachi College of Music is ranked #7,651 in the world and #581 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Kunitachi College of Music sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kunitachi College of Music won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ichirō Saitō
1909-1979 (aged 70)
composer
Ichirō Saitō was a Japanese film composer.
2. Miho Hazama
1986-. (aged 40)
bandleader
radio personality
conductor
composer
pianist
Miho Hazama is a Tokyo-born composer and jazz musician, based in New York City.
3. Masaru Sato
1928-1999 (aged 71)
composer
film score composer
Masaru Sato was a Japanese composer of film scores. Following the 1955 death of Fumio Hayasaka, whom Sato studied under, Sato was the composer of Akira Kurosawa's films for the next 10 years. He was nominated for Best Music at the 15th Japan Academy Prize in 1992. In 1999, the Japanese government decorated Sato with the Order of the Rising...
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4. Ahn Eak-tai
1906-1965 (aged 59)
cellist
conductor
composer
Ahn Eak-tai was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra. Ahn composed "Aegukga", a song best known as the national anthem of South Korea, Korean Dance, Nongae, and the Symphonic Fantasy Korea. His unpublished works, some of which have been...
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5. Kazutoki Umezu
1949-. (aged 77)
saxophonist
jazz musician
Kazutoki Umezu is a Japanese jazz saxophonist.
6. Shirō Fukai
1907-1959 (aged 52)
composer
music critic
Shirō Fukai was a Japanese composer.
7. Masashi Fujimoto
1963-. (aged 63)
singer
actor
Masashi Fujimoto is a Japanese actor, singer, musician, and entertainer who lives in London, UK. He was born in Hiroshima in 1963, and graduated in music from Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo in 1985. He joined Nikikai Opera in 1988. He moved to Italy in 1992, then to the UK in 1995.
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8. Joe Hisaishi
1950-. (aged 76)
pianist
typesetter
composer
music arranger
conductor
Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's music has been known to explore and incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, Western classical, and Japanese classical. He has also worked as a music...
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9. Mari Iijima
1963-. (aged 63)
seiyū
singer
actor
radio personality
Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime Macross. Her debut original album, Rosé, was released in 1983, which was produced by...
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10. Masayuki Hiizumi
1978-. (aged 48)
jazz musician
composer
singer-songwriter
pianist
keyboardist
Masayuki Hiizumi, also known by the name H Zett M (stylised as H ZETT M) is a Japanese keyboardist and producer. He became a member of jazz instrumental band Pe'z in 1999, and was a member of Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen between 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Hiizumi debuted as a solo musician with the name H Zett M.
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11. Yōsuke Yamashita
1942-. (aged 84)
musician
pianist
writer
composer
jazz musician
Yōsuke Yamashita is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. His piano style is influenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz.
12. Masato Honda
1962-. (aged 64)
saxophonist
composer
musician
Masato Honda, is a Japanese saxophone player, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Nakamura City, Kochi Prefecture (now Shimanto City), he graduated from Kunitachi College of Music. He is most well known for being a member of the band T-Square and appearing on Cowboy Bebop's soundtrack with The Seatbelts.
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