Release 2012

Compose music for Japan, China and Korea Collaborative live action movie "An End to Killing"

Director: Wang Ping
Cast: Zhao Youliang, Tu Men, Geng Le, Yu Shaoqun, Li Xiaoran, Park Yejin(Korea), Nakaizumi Hideo(Japan), Xu Jinjiang ...

Composed music for the Mercedes-Benz Campaign "NEXT A-Class"

The previews of 15 seconds and 30 seconds release in TV CM and main movie theaters of the whole country.

Director : Mizuho Nishikubo

Special site of "NEXT A-Class"
Please access the following URL

http://next-a-class.com/

Composed music for TV Commercial of "GEKKEIKAN - Tsuki" (Japanese "SAKE")

Lyric: Shinya Nakajima
Compose & Arrange: Kenji Kawai
Song: Kazumi Nishida, Taeko Shimizu and Yoshiko Itou

Composed the opening theme music for NHK "Kouhaku Uta Gassen"

The annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve, sponsored and broadcast by the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.)

http://www1.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/topics/121228.html (Japanese Only)

The tribute CD "ANOTHER SOUND OF 009 RECYBORG" on November 21 2012

(VPCG-84932 ¥3,000)

Please check the detail at VAP-Ya
http://www.vap-shop.jp/shop/ProductDetail.do?pid=VPCG-84932

In charge of music of a movie "009 RE:CYBORG"
The movie release on Oct. 27 2012

The original: Shotaro Ishinomori
Script and Direction: Kenji Kamiyama

Official HP: http://www.ph9.jp/
You can check the special promotion film

Original Soundtrack release on October 24 2012

(VPCG-84931 ¥3,000)

"Ume-chan Sensei - Special drama of the man and woman who can't marry" will broadcast on NHK BS Premium channel

Broadcasting schedule :
The first episode; Saturday Oct.13 at 9PM
The second episode; Saturday Oct.20 at 9PM

Original Soundtrack 2 release on September 26 2012

(VICL-63950 ¥3,150)

Kawai will a guest-shot of NHK live talk show of "Hello from Studio Park"

Broadcast schedule:
Monday, July 23, 2012 on NHK multi discipline channel at 1:27pm-2:00pm

You can watch the program for NHK world premiums even from the foreign countries.

MC:
Shinichi Nagai & Kyoko Tashiro

HP:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/park/ (Japanese Only)

Original soundtrack released on June 20 2012

(COCX-37420 ¥3,150)

You can check the detail at NIPPON COLUMBIA HP:(Japanese Only)
http://columbia.jp/akibaranger/

Original Soundtrack release on June 20 2012

(VICL-63881 ¥3,150)

Compose Opening and Ending music for TV Documentary program
NHK Special "The shock of The Most Powerful VS the Fastest Computer Revolution"

Broadcast on June 3rd (Sun) 9pm-9:49pm at NHK multidiscipline channel

Compose music for NHK TV Special Unsolved Case File "Aum-Shinrikyo"
(Documentary and Drama)

Broadcast schedule:
  May 26 2012 on NHK General TV
    The first episode 7:30pm - 8:43pm
    The second episode 9:00pm - 10:13pm
  May 27 2012 on NHK General TV
    The third episode 9:00pm - 9:58pm

Script: Akihiro Tago
Cast: Masato Hagiwara, Yuichi Haba, Makoto Togashi, Kenji Mizuhashi, Gamon Kaai, Kazuaki Hankai, Kosuke Toyohara

Official HP: http://www.nhk.or.jp/mikaiketsu/

Compose music for a live -action movie "SADAKO 3D"
The movie release on May 12 2012

Original: Koji Suzuki "S"
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa
Script: Yoshinobu Fujioka, Tsutomu Hanabusa
Cast: Satomi Ishihara, Koji Seto, Hironori Yamamoto, Ryosei Tayama

Compose music for a drama "Hikoninn Sentai AKIBA Ranger"
A drama will be released on April 6, 2012 in midnight

Broadcast to start on April 7th 2012 at 1:30am~ on BS ASAHI
April 10th 2012 at 1:00am~ on Tokyo MX

Director: Ryuta Tasaki, Nobuhiro Suzumura
Original: Saburo Yatsude
Script: Naruhisa Arakawa, Junko Komura
Cast: Masato Wada, Hinami Kyoko, Karin Ogino, Maya Uchida, Honoka, Miiko Morita

In charge of the music for NHK Consecutive drama "Ume-chan Sensei"*
Broadcast from Monday, April 2nd 2012 for half a year term (Total 156 stories)

Written: Masaya Ozaki
Directors: Takafumi Kimura, Natsuko Katsuta, Taku Ohara... and the other

Heroine: Maki Horikita
Cast: Katsumi Takahashi, Kaho Minami, Mimura, Keisuke Koide, Mitsuko Baisho...

* Ume-chan Sensei means Dr. Ume(Japanese female's name)

HP:(Japanese Only)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/dramatopics-blog/1000/94984.html

Kawai is going to make a guest appearance in "Kokoro Yusabure! Senpai ROCK YOU"
(Shake a heart! Seniors, ROCK YOU) of Nippon Television associates

It is a variety program to talk about the making soundtrack with a composer, Mr.Taro Iwashiro

It is going to broadcast on Nippon Television associates at 11:00 - 11:30pm on Saturday, March 17, 2012

Host: Koji Kato, Syunsuke Daito, Takuro Ohno, JOY
Guest: Taro Iwashiro and Kenji Kawai