Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi is a 74 year old japanese composer and actor, known for Spirited Away (2001), A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) and The Boy and the Heron (2023).

Best according to IMDb ratings

Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Joe Hisaishi, based on user ratings on IMDb.

#	Title	IMDb
1	Spirited Away (2001)	8.6
2	Howls Moving Castle (2004)	8.2
3	My Neighbor Totoro (1988)	8.1
4	The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (2013)	8.0
5	Laputa (1986)	8.0

Joe Hisaishi

Name: Joe Hisaishi
Age: 74 years
Birth Date: December 6, 1950
Birth Name: Mamoru Fujisawa
Birth Region: Nakano, Japan
Nationality: Japanese

Joe Hisaishi's filmography

Composer

Joe is listed as composer for forty eight titles.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Movie, 2025

Director: Kogonada
Main cast: Margot Robbie, Kevin Kline, Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lily Rabe
Music: Joe Hisaishi

The Boy and the Heron
Movie, 2023

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon
Music: Joe Hisaishi

The Wind Rises
Movie, 2013

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masahiko Nishimura
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Fruits of Faith
Movie, 2013

Main cast: Sadawo Abe, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Miho Kanno, Takashi Sasano
Music: Joe Hisaishi

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Movie, 2013

Director: Isao Takahata
Main cast: Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kengo Kôra
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Let the Bullets Fly
Movie, 2010

Director: Wen Jiang
Main cast: Wen Jiang, Yun-Fat Chow, Carina Lau
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Departures
Movie, 2008

Director: Yojiro Takita
Main cast: Ryoko Hirosue, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Movie, 2008

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: George Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Kazushige Nagashima
Music: Joe Hisaishi

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Movie, 2006

Director: Ann Hui
Main cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Jiao Gang, Siqin Gaowa, Zhao Wei
Music: Joe Hisaishi

A Chinese Tall Story
Movie, 2005

Director: Jeffrey Lau
Main cast: Nicholas Tse, Bingbing Fan
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Welcome to Dongmakgol
Movie, 2005

Main cast: Shin Ha-kyun, Jung Jae-young
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Howls Moving Castle
Movie, 2004

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Chieko Baisho, Tatsuya Gashûin, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa
Music: Joe Hisaishi

When the Last Sword is Drawn
Movie, 2002

Director: Yojiro Takita
Main cast: Takehiro Murata, Kiichi Nakai, Yui Natsukawa
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Imaginary Flying Machines
Movie, 2002

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Hayao Miyazaki
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Spirited Away
Movie, 2001

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Takashi Naito, Mari Natsuki
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Brother
Movie, 2000

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Main cast: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Kawa no nagare no you ni
Movie, 2000

Director: Yasushi Akimoto
Main cast: Chosuke Ikariya, Mitsuko Mori, Kunie Tanaka
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Summer of Kikujiro
Movie, 1999

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Main cast: Takeshi Kitano, Yûko Daike, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yusuke Sekiguchi
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Diary of Early Winter Shower
Movie, 1998

Director: Shinichirô Sawai
Main cast: Ryūzō Hayashi, Tomomi Satô, Sayuri Yoshinaga
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Princess Mononoke
Movie, 1997

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Yuriko Ishida, Kaoru Kobayashi, Youji Matsuda, Yūko Tanaka
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Parasite Eve
Movie, 1997

Director: Masayuki Ochiai
Main cast: Hiroshi Mikami, Tomoko Nakajima, Ayako Omura
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Kids Return
Movie, 1996

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Main cast: Masanobu Ando, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto, Hatsuo Yamaya
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Sonatine
Movie, 1993

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Main cast: Takeshi Kitano, Masanobu Katsumura, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Haruka, Nostalgy
Movie, 1993

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Main cast: Hikari Ishida, Hiroshi Katsuno, Youji Matsuda
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Samurai Kids
Movie, 1993

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Main cast: Tomoyo Harada, Ayumi Ito, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Crimson Pig
Movie, 1992

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Tsunehiko Kamijô, Tokiko Katô, Shûichirô Moriyama, Bunshi Katsura Vi
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Two of Us
Movie, 1991

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Main cast: Hikari Ishida, Yuri Nakae, Tomoko Nakajima, Toshinori Omi
Music: Joe Hisaishi

A Scene at the Sea
Movie, 1991

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Main cast: Toshizo Fujiwara, Sabu Kawahara, Claude Maki, Hiroko Oshima
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Fukuzawa Yukichi
Movie, 1991

Director: Shinichirô Sawai
Main cast: Takaaki Enoki, Kyôhei Shibata
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Deer Friend
Movie, 1991

Director: Yukihiro Sawada
Main cast: Tomokazu Miura
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Tasmania Story
Movie, 1990

Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Main cast: Jinpachi Nezu, Kunie Tanaka, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Kiki’s Delivery Service
Movie, 1989

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Rei Sakuma, Minami Takayama, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Venus Wars
Movie, 1989

Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Main cast: Eriko Hara, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kaneto Shiozawa
Music: Joe Hisaishi

My Neighbor Totoro
Movie, 1988

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Main cast: Noriko Hidaka, Shigesato Itoi, Chika Sakamoto, Hitoshi Takagi
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Guriin rekuiemu
Movie, 1988

Main cast: Satomi Kobayashi, Shinobu Sakagami, Kaori Torii
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Those Swell Yakuza
Movie, 1988

Director: Seiji Izumi
Main cast: Yumi Asou, Takanori Jinnai, Rie Nakahara
Music: Joe Hisaishi

Robot Carnival
Movie, 1987

Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Koji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Hidetoshi Omori, Yasuomi Umetsu
Main cast: Katsue Miwa, Koji Moritsugu, Kumiko Takizawa, Chisa Yokoyama
Music: Joe Hisaishi, Isaku Fujita, Masahisa Takeichi