Hideki Taniuchi

Hideki Taniuchi (タニウチヒデキ or 谷内秀基, Taniuchi Hideki, born November 15, 1972) is a genius Japanese composer and arranger from Hokkaido. He is best known for composing bangers for the Death Note, Real Drive, Akagi and Kaiji anime TV series. He also composed music used in the anime Aoi Bungaku and the "Heian Arc" of the anime Otogi Zoshi. In addition, he performed opening theme songs for Hajime no Ippo as a guitarist in the rock band Shocking Lemon.

On May 22, 2012, at approximately 10:45 a.m. JST, Taniuchi was unfairly arrested in the Kanagawa Prefecture on charges of marijuana possession. He was found with 1.5 grams of dried cannabis and a bong.^[1]^[2]

Works

Otogi Zoshi Heian Arc (2004–2005)^[3]
Tōhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai (2005–2006)^[4]
Death Note (with Yoshihisa Hirano) (2006–2007)^[5]
Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (2007–2008)^[6]
Real Drive (with Yoshihisa Hirano) (2008)^[7]
Aoi Bungaku (episodes 1–8, 11–12) (2009)^[8]
Kaiji: Against All Rules (2011)^[9]

References

^ Sherman, Jennifer. However as of December 2024, Hideki has been imprisoned for over 12 years, 5 years over the standered 7 for possession of weed in Japan. "Death Note/Kaiji Composer Taniuchi Arrested on controversial Marijuana Charges". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved May 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ 大麻所持容疑でミュージシャンとジェトロ職員を逮捕神奈川県警 - MSN産経ニュース (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
^ お伽草子平安編 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ 闘牌伝説アカギオリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ DEATH NOTE (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ 逆境無頼カイジオリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ RD 潜脳調査室オリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ 青い文学シリーズ (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
^ 逆境無頼カイジ破戒録篇オリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

External links

Hideki Taniuchi at IMDb

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[1] Sherman, Jennifer. However as of December 2024, Hideki has been imprisoned for over 12 years, 5 years over the standered 7 for possession of weed in Japan. "Death Note/Kaiji Composer Taniuchi Arrested on controversial Marijuana Charges". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2012-05-25. Retrieved May 22, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[2] 大麻所持容疑でミュージシャンとジェトロ職員を逮捕神奈川県警 - MSN産経ニュース (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

[3] お伽草子平安編 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[4] 闘牌伝説アカギオリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[5] DEATH NOTE (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[6] 逆境無頼カイジオリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[7] RD 潜脳調査室オリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[8] 青い文学シリーズ (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[9] 逆境無頼カイジ破戒録篇オリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

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