Yūji Koseki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yūji Koseki

Japanese composer

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1909

Place of Birth: Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1989

Profession: writer, composer, conductor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yuji Koseki (?? ??, Koseki Yuji, August 11, 1909 – August 18, 1989) was a Japanese ryukoka, gunka, march, fight song and film score composer.
His real name was also Yuji Koseki, but its kanji was ?? ??. Koseki entered Nippon Columbia in 1930.
He composed Hanshin Tigers' song "Rokko Oroshi" in 1936.
His famous military song titled "Roei no Uta" (????, lit.
"The Song of The Camp") was released in 1937.
Famous songs composed by him included "The Bells of Nagasaki" and "Mothra's song".
Ichiro Fujiyama sang "The Bells of Nagasaki" in 1949.
"Mothra's song", sung by The Peanuts, was used in the 1961 movie Mothra.