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Award-winning Japanese composer renowned for her evocative orchestral and electronic scores in video games, anime, and film. Michiru Oshima, born March 16, 1961, in Nagasaki, Japan, is a highly respected composer. She graduated from the Tokyo College of Music. Her career spans decades, marked by critically acclaimed scores for major video games like 'ICO' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes', popular anime series including 'Fullmetal Alchemist' (2003), and numerous films such as 'Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean' and 'The Hidden Blade'. Oshima is celebrated for her melodic richness and ability to blend orchestral traditions with contemporary sounds. She made history as the first woman to win the Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music.

• Oshima initially pursued a career as a concert pianist before shifting her focus entirely to composition.
• She achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman to win the prestigious Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Music for her score to 'Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean' (2005).
• Her collaboration with director Takashi Yamazaki on films like 'Always: Sunset on Third Street' and 'The Great War of Archimedes' has been particularly fruitful and acclaimed.
• Oshima is known for her versatility, seamlessly moving between grand orchestral works for film, intricate electronic soundscapes for games, and more intimate chamber-like pieces.