Mitsuo Hagita
Mitsuo Hagita, born June 16, 1946, in Shizuoka, Japan, is a Japanese arranger, composer and musical producer.
Biography
After graduating from the Keio University, he set his goal to be arranger and composer. In 1973, he made debut as an arranger with the song "Hitoribocchi no Heya" by Masa Takagi. He won an award for Best Arrangement on the Japan Record Awards for two consecutive years - 1975 and 1976. Since 1976, he is member of the copyright collection society JASRAC and music association Japan Composers & Arrangers Association. On the same year, he released his first solo work Secret Love. In the span of 45 years of his career, he arranged over 4,000 songs. He is considered as one of the most renovated and representative music arranger in the Japanese music industry.
Works
Anime
Movies
Songwriting credits
1970s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 1977 | "Playback Part 2" | Momoe Yamaguchi | Playback Part 2 |
1980s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 1987 | "Aki no Indication" | Yoko Minamino | Aki no Indication |
1990s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 1996 | "Take me Higher" | V6 | Take me Higher |
2000s-present
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 2009 | "Fuyu Koihana" | Yukimi Hanasaki | Fuyu Koihana |