is a Japanese musician, singer, and record producer who co-founded the Moonriders, a group that became one of Japan's most innovative rock bands. He is known to audiences outside Japan for his musical contributions to the video games EarthBound Beginnings/Mother (1989) and EarthBound/Mother 2 (1994), both of which have been released on several soundtracks. More recently, he has composed film scores including The Blind Swordsman: Zatōichi (2003), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Uzumaki (2000), Chicken Heart (2009), as well as Takeshi Kitano's Outrage trilogy.

Career

Suzuki was born in Tokyo, Japan, the son of actor Akio Suzuki. He has a younger brother, Hirobumi Suzuki.

Discography

with Hachimitsu-Pie

  • Sentimental Dohri ( "Sentimental Street")(1973)
  • Beibyilon (Baby-Lon) (2017, Morio Agata & Hachimitsu-Pie)

with Moonriders

  1. MOONRIDERS (1977)
  2. Istanbul mambo (1977)
  3. NOUVELLES VAGUES (1978)
  4. MODERN MUSIC (1979)
  5. CAMERA EGAL STYLO (1980)
  6. Aozora Hyakkei ( "100 spectacular views of the blue sky") (1982)
  7. MANIA MANIÈRA (1982)
  8. AMATEUR ACADEMY (1984)
  9. ANIMAL INDEX (1985)
  10. DON'T TRUST OVER THIRTY (1986)
  11. Christ, Who's gonna die first? ()(1991)
  12. A.O.R. (1992)
  13. Moonriders No Yoru ( "Night of the Moonriders")(1995)
  14. Bizarre Music For You (1996)
  15. GetsuMen Sanka ( "Lunar anthem")(1998)
  16. dis-covered (1999)
  17. Dire Morons TRIBUNE (2001)
  18. P.W Babies Paperback (2005)
  19. MOON OVER the ROSEBUD (2006)
  20. Tokyo7 (2009)
  21. Ciao! (2011)
  22. it's the moooonriders (2022)

The SUZUKI (with his brother Hirobumi Suzuki)

  • The Suzuki meets GREAT SKIFFLE AUTREY（1990）
  • The Suzuki ’95（1995）
  • The Suzuki meets 栗コーダーカルテット（1998）

No Lie-Sense (with Keralino Sandorovich)

  • First Suicide Note (2013)
  • JAPAN'S PERIOD (2016)
  • 駄々録〜Dadalogue (2020)

Controversial Spark

  • After Intermission (2019)

Suzuki-Matsuwo (with Kiyonori Matsuo)

  • One Hit Wonder（2023）

Solo studio albums

  • Hyi No Tama Boy (1976, Keiichi Suzuki and the Moonriders)
  • S.F. (1978), (宇宙からの物体X)
  • Suzuki White-Report (1991)
  • Tokyo Taro Is Living in Tokyo (1993, as Tokyo Taro)
  • Satelliteserenade (1994) – as Suzuki K1 >> 7.5cc
  • Yes, Paradise, Yes | M.R.B.S.(1999) – as Suzuki K1 >> 7.5cc
  • No.9 (2004) – with Moonriders
  • Captain Hate & First Mate Love (2008)
  • Pirate Radio, Seasick (2009)
  • In Retrospective (2011)
  • Keiichi Suzuki: Music for Films and Games (2010, Soundtracks Compilation)
  • Records and Memories (2015)
  • Mother Music Revisited (2021)

Video games

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|EarthBound Beginnings/Mother||with Hirokazu Tanaka

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|EarthBound/Mother 2||with Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu, and Toshiyuki Ueno

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|Real Sound: Kaze no Regret||

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|Mother 1+2||with Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu, and Toshiyuki Ueno

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|Super Smash Bros. Brawl|| rowspan="3" scope="row" | Original game supervisor

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|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

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|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Filmography

Film

  • Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
  • Uzumaki (2000)
  • The Blind Swordsman: Zatōichi (2003)
  • Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
  • Chicken Heart (2009)
  • For the Plasma (2014)
  • His (2020)
  • Last Letter (2020)
  • Just Remembering (2022), Nagura
  • Call Me Chihiro (2023), old musician
  • Plastic (2023)
  • Kyrie (2023)
  • Ghost Cat Anzu (2024), buddhist monk (voice)
  • Paradise of Solitude (2024)
  • Gosh!! (2025)
  • BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues (2025), Takuo
  • 1st Kiss (2025)
  • Spirit World (2025)

Television

  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (2021), Shimura

References

  • the Moonriders official website