Known primarily as Hayao Miyazaki's preferred composer on nearly every one of his films, Joe Hisaishi is often hailed as Japan's greatest modern day composer, and, to his credit, he already has an amazing five Japanese Academy Awards under his belt for Best Music. Hisaishi's main body of work tends to be anime films, but he has also scored numerous live action films as well during his two decade career.

Composer Toho Filmography
Techno Police (1982)
The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Spring Bell (1985)
Arion (1986)
Lovers' Time (1987)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Samurai Kids (1993)
Parasite Eve (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Spirited Away (2001)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
I Want to Return to the Family (2008)
Ponyo (2008)