birthdate: '1956-03-23'
birthplace: Matsue, Shimane, Japan
discography:
- catalog: SM06-76
  date: 1980-10
  link: album/101117
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Soldier in the Space / BOW WOW
    ja: ソルジャー・イン・ザ・スペース / バウワウ
    ja-latn: Soldier in the Space / BOW WOW
  type: toku
- catalog: SM25-5066
  date: '1980-11-21'
  link: album/101115
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Musician
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Suite X BOMBER
    ja: 組曲Xボンバー
    ja-latn: Kumikyoku X BOMBER
  type: toku
- catalog: 3F-25002
  date: '1982-09-21'
  link: album/135219
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Electric Guitar
  titles:
    en: The Prophecies
    ja: 大予言～ハート・オブ・ルネッサンス
    ja-latn: Dai Yogen ~ Heart of Renaissance
  type: works
- catalog: 30056-20
  date: 1982-12
  link: album/104488
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: Ninki TV Manga Hit Songs
    ja: 人気テレビまんがヒット曲集
    ja-latn: Ninki TV Manga Hit Songs
  type: anime
- catalog: AF-7201-B
  date: '1983-05-21'
  link: album/152427
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Guitar
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: DESTRUCTION / MUNETAKA HIGUCHI
    ja: 破戒凱旋録 / 樋口宗孝
    ja-latn: DESTRUCTION / MUNETAKA HIGUCHI
  type: works
- catalog: DSF-8019
  date: '1984-09-21'
  link: album/142468
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: MOMENT / Naomi Miyanaga
    ja: モーメント / 宮永尚美
    ja-latn: MOMENT / Naomi Miyanaga
  type: works
- catalog: WTP-90314
  date: '1985-02-25'
  link: album/104802
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Guitar
  titles:
    en: SECRET POLICE / Megumi Hayakawa
    ja: 秘密警察 / 早川めぐみ
    ja-latn: Himitsu Keisatsu / Megumi Hayakawa
  type: works
- catalog: K23G-7354
  date: '1987-08-21'
  link: album/130319
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK THE HANGMAN BGM COLLECTION VOL. II
    ja: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ザ・ハングマン BGM COLLECTION VOL. II
    ja-latn: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK THE HANGMAN BGM COLLECTION VOL. II
  type: live
- catalog: TOCT-9355
  date: '1996-02-21'
  link: album/141420
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Natsukashi no Ningyougeki Theme Taizen 1956~1982
    ja: 懐かしの人形劇テーマ大全 1956～1982
    ja-latn: Natsukashi no Ningyougeki Theme Taizen 1956~1982
  type: toku
- catalog: PODH-1468
  date: '1999-04-01'
  link: album/16055
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: DIVE INTO THE FUTURE / R
    ja: DIVE INTO THE FUTURE / R
    ja-latn: DIVE INTO THE FUTURE / R
  type: game
- catalog: CTCR-80034/B
  date: '2007-02-07'
  link: album/64855
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Backing Vocals
  - Composer
  - Synthesizer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: PLAY THE GAME / Road of Major [Limited Edition]
    ja: PLAY THE GAME / ロードオブメジャー [初回限定盤]
    ja-latn: PLAY THE GAME / Road of Major [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
- catalog: CTCR-80035
  date: '2007-02-07'
  link: album/64856
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Backing Vocals
  - Composer
  - Synthesizer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: PLAY THE GAME / Road of Major
    ja: PLAY THE GAME / ロードオブメジャー
    ja-latn: PLAY THE GAME / Road of Major
  type: anime
- catalog: SECL-20009
  date: '2009-12-09'
  link: album/41340
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: GUNDAM UNPLUGGED -Acoustic Guitar de Gundam A.C.2009-
    ja: GUNDAM UNPLUGGED ～アコギ de ガンダム A.C.2009～
    ja-latn: GUNDAM UNPLUGGED -Acoustic Guitar de Gundam A.C.2009-
  type: anime
- catalog: VRCL-10108
  date: '2012-11-14'
  link: album/37800
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: Niji no Uta ~T-SQUARE plays T & THE SQUARE Special~
    ja: 「虹曲」～T-SQUARE plays T & THE SQUARE Special～
    ja-latn: Niji no Uta ~T-SQUARE plays T & THE SQUARE Special~
  type: game
- catalog: UVCA-3022
  date: '2014-10-22'
  link: album/48269
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Vocals
  - Guitar
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: PSYCHIC HEARTS Original Soundtrack
    ja: サイキックハーツ オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: PSYCHIC HEARTS Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: KICJ-849
  date: '2021-08-25'
  link: album/113008
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Electric Guitar
  titles:
    en: In My World / Maoki Yamamoto
    ja: In My World / 山本真央樹
    ja-latn: In My World / Maoki Yamamoto
  type: works
- catalog: N/A
  date: 2022-08
  link: album/121462
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Arranger
  titles:
    en: BOMBER X
    ja: 'Télé 80: Les séries cultes de votre enfance – BOMBER X'
    ja-latn: BOMBER X
  type: toku
featured_on:
- catalog: COCX-36599
  date: '2010-12-22'
  link: album/30157
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Sora no Otoshimono f (forte) "kotoshimo" ENDING THEME COLLECTION
    ja: そらのおとしものf（フォルテ）"今年も"エンディング・テーマ・コレクション
    ja-latn: Sora no Otoshimono f (forte) "kotoshimo" ENDING THEME COLLECTION
  type: anime
info:
  Birthdate: Mar 23, 1956
  Birthplace: Matsue, Shimane, Japan
  Credited works:
  - 17 albums in database
  - 2 products in database
  Credits:
  - 13 composer
  - 9 arranger
  - 4 guitar
  - 3 performer
  - 2 electric guitar
  - 2 backing vocals
  - 2 synthesizer
  - 1 musician
  - 1 vocals
  - 1 lyricist
  - 1 recording engineer
  - 1 mixing engineer
  - 1 programmer
  - 1 producer
  Units: &id001
  - link: artist/65281
    names:
      en: BOW WOW
      ja: バウワウ
  Variations:
  - names:
      en: Kyōji Yamamoto
link: artist/17474
meta:
  added_date: 2016-03-25T21:12
  edited_date: 2023-12-22T17:30
  fetched_date: 2026-01-15T08:17
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3018
name: Kyoji Yamamoto
name_real: 山本 恭司
name_trans: やまもと きょうじ
notes: Composer, guitarist and leader of the rock band BOWWOW. His son is composer
  and drummer Maoki Yamamoto.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/47/17474/17474-1458969406.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/47/17474/17474-1458969406.jpg
sex: male
twitter_names:
- KyojiTWJ
type: Individual
units: *id001
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/17474?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
