Michiaki Watanabe

Michiaki Watanbe (born August 19, 1925) is a Japanese film score and television score composer. He has worked on tokusatsu shows and mecha anime.

His son, Toshiyuki Watanabe, is a musician and composer, who also has scored films and anime series.

For his work on anime, Watanabe received an Award of Merit at the 8th Tokyo Anime Awards and an Animation Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Japan Movie Critics Awards.