Kow Otani

Kow Otani

Known for
Sound
Born
May 1, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Kow Otani (大谷 幸, Otani Kow) is A Japanese music composer. He is best known for creating the soundtracks for the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Shadow of the Colossus.

Known For

Filmography

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Gamera 4: Truth poster

Gamera 4: Truth

Movie · Music

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Sacrée frousse ! poster

Sacrée frousse !

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling poster

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2026
Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I'll Cash In with a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest! poster

Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I'll Cash In with a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest!

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2024
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools poster

Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2022
Requiem of the Rose King poster

Requiem of the Rose King

TV · Original Music Composer · 24 eps

2021
Digimon Ghost Game poster

Digimon Ghost Game

TV · Original Music Composer · 67 eps

2020
Godai - The Wunderkind poster

Godai - The Wunderkind

Movie · Music

2019
Wise Man's Grandchild poster

Wise Man's Grandchild

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2018
Calamity of a Zombie Girl poster

Calamity of a Zombie Girl

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Baku Mori! Kung Fu Boys -Ramen Chaos- poster

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Baku Mori! Kung Fu Boys -Ramen Chaos-

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri poster

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Chieri and Cherry poster

Chieri and Cherry

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Blossoms Bloom poster

Blossoms Bloom

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
The Pilot's Love Song poster

The Pilot's Love Song

TV · Music · 13 eps

2013
New Neighbor

New Neighbor

Movie · Music

2013
Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto poster

Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Arata: The Legend poster

Arata: The Legend

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2012
Another poster

Another

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2012
Humanity Has Declined poster

Humanity Has Declined

TV · Original Music Composer · 12 eps

2010
.hack//Quantum poster

.hack//Quantum

Movie · Music

2010
Colorful poster

Colorful

Movie · Original Music Composer

2010
Hakuoki poster

Hakuoki

TV · Original Music Composer · 34 eps

2009
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 poster

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

TV · Original Music Composer · 11 eps

2008
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects poster

Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects

Movie · Music

2008
Blade of the Immortal poster

Blade of the Immortal

TV · Original Music Composer · 13 eps

2008
Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin poster

Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin

TV · Original Music Composer · 50 eps

2007
Shakugan no Shana: The Movie poster

Shakugan no Shana: The Movie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Deltora Quest poster

Deltora Quest

TV · Original Music Composer · 65 eps

2006
The iDol poster

The iDol

Movie · Music

2006
Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House poster

Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House

TV · Sound · 13 eps

2006
Pumpkin Scissors poster

Pumpkin Scissors

TV · Original Music Composer · 24 eps

2005
Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan poster

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan

Movie · Original Music Composer

2005
Eyeshield 21 poster

Eyeshield 21

TV · Original Music Composer · 145 eps

2005
Shakugan no Shana poster

Shakugan no Shana

TV · Original Music Composer · 72 eps

2004
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue poster

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

TV · Original Music Composer · 24 eps

2002
You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!! poster

You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!!

Movie · Music

2002
Haibane Renmei poster

Haibane Renmei

TV · Original Music Composer · 13 eps

2001
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack poster

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542

Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542

Movie · Music

2001
Shokoki! poster

Shokoki!

Movie · Original Music Composer

2000
Crossfire poster

Crossfire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Vampiyan Kids poster

Vampiyan Kids

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris poster

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Psychic Force poster

Psychic Force

Movie · Music

1998
Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz poster

Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
Outlaw Star poster

Outlaw Star

TV · Music · 26 eps

1998
Popolocrois Monogatari poster

Popolocrois Monogatari

TV · Original Music Composer · 25 eps

1997
Haunted School 3 poster

Haunted School 3

Movie · Music

1997
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge poster

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge

TV · Music · 4 eps

1996
Future GPX Cyber Formula: Early Days Renewal poster

Future GPX Cyber Formula: Early Days Renewal

Movie · Music

1996
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion poster

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 poster

Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989

Movie · Music

1996
Birdy the Mighty poster

Birdy the Mighty

TV · Music · 4 eps

1995
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe poster

Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing poster

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

TV · Original Music Composer · 49 eps

1994
I Don't Have a License! poster

I Don't Have a License!

Movie · Sound

1994
It's a Summer Vacation Everyday poster

It's a Summer Vacation Everyday

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
You're Under Arrest poster

You're Under Arrest

TV · Music · 4 eps

1993
Kokkai e ikô! poster

Kokkai e ikô!

Movie · Music

1993
Midnight Run Main Store 2 poster

Midnight Run Main Store 2

Movie · Sound Recordist

1993
Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan poster

Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Future Memories: Last Christmas poster

Future Memories: Last Christmas

Movie · Music Director

1992
The Games Teachers Play poster

The Games Teachers Play

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
All's Quiet on the Recruit Front poster

All's Quiet on the Recruit Front

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
My Soul Is Slashed poster

My Soul Is Slashed

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Shy Security poster

Shy Security

Movie · Music

1991
Yakuza Warfare poster

Yakuza Warfare

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Florence My Love poster

Florence My Love

Movie · Music

1991
Future GPX Cyber Formula poster

Future GPX Cyber Formula

TV · Original Music Composer · 51 eps

1990
Yellow Fangs poster

Yellow Fangs

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Spy Games poster

Spy Games

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Ultimate Teacher poster

Ultimate Teacher

Movie · Music

1988
Stay Gold poster

Stay Gold

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Yamada Village Waltz poster

Yamada Village Waltz

Movie · Music