Actor

Koichi Sugiyama

Sound

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Acting credits

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Movies: 15Series: 5Crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 549553

IMDb ID: nm0837543

Known for: Sound

Born: April 11, 1931

Died: September 30, 2021

Age: 90

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1968 - 2019

Years active: 52

Average TMDB rating: 7.4

Wikidata: Q1192498

Also known as

Kôichi Sugiyama • すぎやまこういち • Kouichi Sugiyama • Kohichi Sugiyama

Other jobs

Original Music Composer (10)Music (9)

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Biography

Koichi Sugiyama was a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator. He is known for composing the music for the Dragon Quest franchise, along with several other video games, anime, film, and television shows. Classically trained, he is considered a major inspiration for other Japanese game music composers.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Koichi Sugiyama.