Sei Ikeno

Born(1931-02-24)24 February 1931

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Died13 August 2004(2004-08-13) (aged 73)

Tokyo, Japan

OccupationComposer

Sei Ikeno
池野成
Born	(1931-02-24)24 February 1931 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	13 August 2004(2004-08-13) (aged 73) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Composer

Sei Ikeno (池野 成, Ikeno Sei; 24 February 1931 – 13 August 2004) was a Japanese composer who wrote the film scores for directors such as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yūzō Kawashima, Yasuzō Masumura and new wave filmmaker Yoshishige Yoshida.^[1][2]

Ikeno was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. In 1950, he entered the Tokyo Music School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and studied under Tomojirō Ikenouchi and Akira Ifukube.^[3] In addition to writing film and other music work, he lectured on composition and orchestration at the Tokyo College of Music and the Tokyo University of the Arts.^[3] He died in Tokyo in 2004.^[3]