Yoshiyuki Kozu

Yoshiyuki Kozu (神津善行, Kozu Yoshiyuki, January 2, 1932; Tokyo, Japan {age 89} - ) is a prolific Japanese music composer. He served at the Research Fellow, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University. Director of Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and Director of Japan Minyo Association. 
== Career ==
Kozu was born in Tokyo in 1932. He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Instrumental Music Course. He studied musics under Kiyoshi Nobutoki and trumpet under Fujio Nakayama. Kuzo compossed about 300 songs, mainly movie soundtracks, and also composes popular songs and brass bands. 
He also writes essays and books. In 1992, for the reconstruction of folk music, Kozu formed a group of 11 women, "Rokukasen," using traditional Japanese and Chinese musical instruments such as biwa. He is conducting research on plants and music at Waseda University, and is also active in composing the small symphonic poem "Yorishiro" with the faint signal sounds of plants.
== Personal life ==
He is married to film actress Meiko Nakamura in 1957, his eldest daughter is novelist Kanna Kôzu. His second daughter is actress Hazuki Kôzu, his eldest son is painter Yoshinosuke Kozu, and the son-in-law (Hazuki's husband) is actor Tetsuta Sugimoto.
== Films ==
* All films on IMDB