Yūji Koseki

Yūji Koseki (古関 裕而) was a Japanese ryūkōka, gunka, march, fight song and film score composer. His real name was also Yūji Koseki, but its kanji was 古關 勇治.

Koseki entered Nippon Columbia in 1930. He composed Hanshin Tigers' song "Rokko Oroshi" in 1936. His famous military song titled "Roei no Uta" (露営の歌) was released in 1937. Famous songs composed by him included "The Bells of Nagasaki" and "Mothra's song". Ichiro Fujiyama sang "The Bells of Nagasaki" in 1949. "Mothra's song", sung by The Peanuts, was used in the 1961 movie Mothra. "Olympic March" in 1964. He also arranged "Olympic Hymn" for Orchestra.

Filmography
Music for films:
 * Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors (1945)
 * Kane no naru oka: Dai san hen, kuro no maki (1949)
 * Odoroki ikka (おどろき一家) (1949)
 * The Bells of Nagasaki (1950)
 * A Mother's Love (1950)
 * Mothra (1961)