Award-winning producer, arranger, keyboardist, and composer Shirō Sagisu was
born in Setagaya-ku, Japan on August 29, 1957. He first came to prominence in
1977 as a member of Japanese jazz fusion band The Square (later known as
T-Square) but left the group in 1979 to focus on a solo career. His musical
journey led him from his own band Somethin’ Special – who released the albums
Eyes (1979) and Pole Position 2 (1980) – to production work for artists such as
Ken Hirai, Misia, and others. In the mid-1980s, his career path was changed when
he began composing music for anime TV serie...