Taro Iwashiro (岩代 太郎 ,Iwashiro Tarō, born May 1, 1965 in Tōkyō) is a Japanese composer.

He has worked on music for many Japanese Television Series but is most well-known for his musical scores for film. He has composed for both Red Cliff films, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, Azumi, The Prince of Tennis, Samurai X: The Motion Picture and Korean film Memories of Murder.

He was also lead composer for the Capcom video game Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

In rescent years, Iwashiro has often led the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra for his soundtracks such as the 2005 taiga drama Yoshitsune and a 2008 film Red Cliff. In 2006, he became a Director of the secretariat of the orchestra.

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