Kenji Yamamoto (Tose composer)

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Kenji Yamamoto
Kenji Yamamoto (TOSE) - 1.jpg
Local 山本 健司 (やまもと けんじ)
Born July 1, 1958
Birth Place
Nationality Japanese   Japan.svg
Aliases Kenz
This page is for the composer who composed music for TOSE. For the composer who composed music at Nintendo, see Kenji Yamamoto (Nintendo composer).

Kenji Yamamoto is a Japanese music composer and arranger. He is known for his work on the Dragon Ball Z series. He was a part of the entertainment agency Studio Two One.

He also worked for Toei Animation until a plagiarism scandal in 2011; he was forced to retire as a result.

Audio Development

SNES

Kenji's music was arranged on the SNES by various TOSE staff. Most of these people used undecipherable aliases (per the company's policy), but some of them included Mitsuhiko Takano, Akihito Suita, and Shinji Amagishi.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
Unknown Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (ARC) (ドラゴンボールZ アルティメットバトル22)
1993-03-20 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden (SNES) (ドラゴンボールZ 超武闘伝)
1993-12-17 Dragon Ball Z: Super La Legende Saien (SNES) (ドラゴンボールZ 超武闘伝2)
1994-09-29 Dragon Ball Z: Ultime Menace (SNES) (ドラゴンボールZ 超武闘伝3)
1995-03-24 Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen (SFC) (ドラゴンボールZ 超悟空伝 突激編)
1995-09-22 Dragon Ball Z Super Gokuden: Kakusei-Hen (SFC) (ドラゴンボールZ 超悟空伝 覚醒編)
1995-11-17 Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butoden (SAT) (ドラゴンボールZ 真武闘伝)
1996-03-29 Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension (SNES) (ドラゴンボールZ Hyper Dimension)
1996-05-31 Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (PS1) (ドラゴンボールZ 偉大なるドラゴンボール伝説)
1996-05-31 Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (SAT)
1997-05-16 Jigoku Sensei NuBe (PS1) (地獄先生ぬ~べ~)
1997-07-31 Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout (PS1) (ドラゴンボール FINAL BOUT)

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