discography:
- catalog: KICA-7506~7
  date: '1991-12-05'
  link: album/122
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Akumajo Dracula Best 2
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ・ベスト2
    ja-latn: Akumajo Dracula Best 2
  type: game
- catalog: TIM-SFC02
  date: '1991-12-25'
  link: album/4699
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Famicom Magazine Vol.2 Special Supplement
    ja: スーパーファミコンマガジン Vol.2 特別付録
    ja-latn: Super Famicom Magazine Vol.2 Special Supplement
  type: bonus
- catalog: KICA-7606
  date: '1992-10-21'
  link: album/4386
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as TAROTARO)
  titles:
    en: AXELAY
    ja: アクスレイ
    ja-latn: AXELAY
  type: game
- catalog: TIM-SFC05
  date: '1992-11-10'
  link: album/5267
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Famicom Magazine Vol.5 Special Supplement
    ja: スーパーファミコンマガジン Vol.5 特別付録
    ja-latn: Super Famicom Magazine Vol.5 Special Supplement
  type: bonus
- catalog: N/A
  date: '1994'
  link: album/5836
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: La Compil Player One
    ja: La Compil Player One
    ja-latn: La Compil Player One
  type: bonus
- catalog: WDCD-25018
  date: '1997-11-21'
  link: album/8466
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Text
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: MOON ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK
    ja: MOON オリジナルサウンドトラック
    ja-latn: MOON ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK
  type: game
- catalog: BICA-5001
  date: '1998-04-22'
  link: album/1917
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Drums
  titles:
    en: TEN PLANTS
    ja: TEN PLANTS
    ja-latn: TEN PLANTS
  type: works
- catalog: SSW-00002
  date: '1999-07-12'
  link: album/12630
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Text
  - Flute
  titles:
    en: UFO -a day in the life- ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS
    ja: UFO -a day in the life- ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS
    ja-latn: UFO -a day in the life- ORIGINAL SOUND TRACKS
  type: game
- catalog: STF-0006~8
  date: '2002-12-05'
  link: album/2100
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as TaroTaro)
  - Performer (as TaroTaro)
  titles:
    en: The Sketches of Moondays ~We Kept Our Promise To You~
    ja: The Sketches of Moondays ~We Kept Our Promise To You~
    ja-latn: The Sketches of Moondays ~We Kept Our Promise To You~
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2006-12-20'
  link: album/11908
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as TaroTaro)
  titles:
    en: Ten Years After Remix - The Memories of Moondays
    ja: Ten Years After Remix - The Memories of Moondays
    ja-latn: Ten Years After Remix - The Memories of Moondays
  type: game
- catalog: GFCA-195~213
  date: '2010-03-24'
  link: album/17063
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections BOX
    ja: 悪魔城ドラキュラ Best Music Collections BOX
    ja-latn: Akumajo Dracula Best Music Collections BOX
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2015-03-20'
  link: album/51970
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: AXELAY SOUND TRACKS
    ja: AXELAY SOUND TRACKS
    ja-latn: AXELAY SOUND TRACKS
  type: cancel
- catalog: MOND-074
  date: '2017-06-21'
  link: album/69057
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Music
  titles:
    en: Super Castlevania IV Original Video Game Soundtrack
    ja: Super Castlevania IV Original Video Game Soundtrack
    ja-latn: Super Castlevania IV Original Video Game Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: MTR-0001~5
  date: 2020-10
  link: album/93789
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as TaroTaro)
  titles:
    en: EX-PO '97 In memoriam the moondays
    ja: EX-PO '97 In memoriam the moondays
    ja-latn: EX-PO '97 In memoriam the moondays
  type: game
- catalog: MTR-0007
  date: '2022-09-23'
  link: album/123167
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer (as Taro)
  titles:
    en: Mia Karina / THELONIOUS MONKEES
    ja: ミア・カリーナ / THELONIOUS MONKEES
    ja-latn: Mia Karina / THELONIOUS MONKEES
  type: game
featured_on:
- catalog: EZCD-0004
  date: '2002-10-27'
  link: album/14312
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Family Computer Best Collection Vol.1
    ja: スーパーファミコン ベストコレクション Vol.1
    ja-latn: Super Family Computer Best Collection Vol.1
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2004'
  link: album/5808
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Gromix Collection #03'
    ja: 'Gromix Collection #03'
    ja-latn: 'Gromix Collection #03'
  type: doujin
- catalog: OUS-004
  date: '2005-06-28'
  link: album/1159
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: The OneUps Volume 1
    ja: The OneUps Volume 1
    ja-latn: The OneUps Volume 1
  type: game
- catalog: CL-002
  date: '2007-04-22'
  link: album/9531
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: AIR DEJA VU
    ja: AIR DEJA VU
    ja-latn: AIR DEJA VU
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2008-11-02'
  link: album/10989
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Retro Remixes
    ja: Retro Remixes
    ja-latn: Retro Remixes
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2009-01-01'
  link: album/11351
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Composer
  titles:
    en: Bacon EP.
    ja: Bacon EP.
    ja-latn: Bacon EP.
  type: game
- catalog: SBFR-0013
  date: '2009-05-05'
  link: album/13221
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Boku wa Kono Sekai de Jigoku wo Mita
    ja: 僕はこの世界で地獄を見た
    ja-latn: Boku wa Kono Sekai de Jigoku wo Mita
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2010-01-01'
  link: album/17972
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Composer
  titles:
    en: Bacon EP. [Digital Edition]
    ja: Bacon EP. [Digital Edition]
    ja-latn: Bacon EP. [Digital Edition]
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2010-11-30'
  link: album/22290
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: VikingGuitar
    ja: VikingGuitar
    ja-latn: VikingGuitar
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2010-11-30'
  link: album/23031
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: VikingGuitar
    ja: VikingGuitar
    ja-latn: VikingGuitar
  type: doujin
- catalog: OCRA-0022
  date: '2011-02-07'
  link: album/23749
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Heroes vs. Villains
    ja: Heroes vs. Villains
    ja-latn: Heroes vs. Villains
  type: doujin
- catalog: FPCR-015
  date: '2011-05-01'
  link: album/29414
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: FMPSG015 -Ichigo-
    ja: FMPSG015 -いちご-
    ja-latn: FMPSG015 -Ichigo-
  type: doujin
- catalog: KNGIA-0002
  date: '2011-10-31'
  link: album/29154
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
    ja: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
    ja-latn: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2012-03-30'
  link: album/48458
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Castlevania IV - The Remix Album
    ja: Super Castlevania IV - The Remix Album
    ja-latn: Super Castlevania IV - The Remix Album
  type: doujin
- catalog: PTE038
  date: '2012-09-26'
  link: album/54811
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: LAST BUT NOT LEAST
    ja: LAST BUT NOT LEAST
    ja-latn: LAST BUT NOT LEAST
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2012-09-30'
  link: album/71601
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: The Return Of The Curse Of The Creature's Ghost (bootleg)
    ja: The Return Of The Curse Of The Creature's Ghost (bootleg)
    ja-latn: The Return Of The Curse Of The Creature's Ghost (bootleg)
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2013-07-18'
  link: album/42420
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Nastlevania
    ja: Nastlevania
    ja-latn: Nastlevania
  type: doujin
- catalog: FPCR-020
  date: '2013-10-27'
  link: album/42449
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: FMPSG020 -DECADE-
    ja: FMPSG020 -DECADE-
    ja-latn: FMPSG020 -DECADE-
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2013-12-07'
  link: album/114867
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Retro Metal, Part I
    ja: Retro Metal - Part I
    ja-latn: Retro Metal, Part I
  type: doujin
- catalog: SSEB-0032
  date: '2014-04-27'
  link: album/109490
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: moondelic -We really love to see you again-
    ja: moondelic -We really love to see you again-
    ja-latn: moondelic -We really love to see you again-
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2014-07-11'
  link: album/62991
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: GAME COVERS 2013 - 2014
    ja: GAME COVERS 2013 - 2014
    ja-latn: GAME COVERS 2013 - 2014
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2014-07-31'
  link: album/46440
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Legion
    ja: Legion
    ja-latn: Legion
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2015-03-09'
  link: album/76727
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Best of Castlevania: On Piano'
    ja: 'Best of Castlevania: On Piano'
    ja-latn: 'Best of Castlevania: On Piano'
  type: game
- catalog: OCRA-0054
  date: '2015-10-31'
  link: album/55493
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Vampire Variations: Volume III'
    ja: 'Vampire Variations: Volume III'
    ja-latn: 'Vampire Variations: Volume III'
  type: doujin
- catalog: OCRI-0006
  date: '2015-10-31'
  link: album/55491
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
    ja: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
    ja-latn: 'Vampire Variations: A Musical Tribute to Castlevania'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2016-06-13'
  link: album/58963
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Jazzyvania : Symphonies of the Knight'
    ja: 'Jazzyvania : Symphonies of the Knight'
    ja-latn: 'Jazzyvania : Symphonies of the Knight'
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2017-01-07'
  link: album/64550
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Best of Hyde209 Vol 7.
    ja: Best of Hyde209 Vol 7.
    ja-latn: Best of Hyde209 Vol 7.
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2017-10-19'
  link: album/72820
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Belmont: The Eternal Legacy (A Tribute to the Music of Castlevania)'
    ja: 'Belmont: The Eternal Legacy (A Tribute to the Music of Castlevania)'
    ja-latn: 'Belmont: The Eternal Legacy (A Tribute to the Music of Castlevania)'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2017-10-22'
  link: album/72440
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Holy Whiplash +
    ja: Holy Whiplash +
    ja-latn: Holy Whiplash +
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2017-11-03'
  link: album/73595
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Plays
    ja: Plays
    ja-latn: Plays
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2019-01-03'
  link: album/83186
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Play Games, Eat Tacos
    ja: Play Games, Eat Tacos
    ja-latn: Play Games, Eat Tacos
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2019-06-26'
  link: album/91617
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'Castlevania: The Eternal Legacy'
    ja: 'Castlevania: The Eternal Legacy'
    ja-latn: 'Castlevania: The Eternal Legacy'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2020-10-31'
  link: album/151224
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Composer
  titles:
    en: Castlevania Piano Collection I
    ja: Castlevania Piano Collection I
    ja-latn: Castlevania Piano Collection I
  type: doujin
- catalog: OCRA-0075
  date: '2020-12-01'
  link: album/106802
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: 'BadAss: Paragons & Renegades'
    ja: 'BadAss: Paragons & Renegades'
    ja-latn: 'BadAss: Paragons & Renegades'
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2021-03-31'
  link: album/132967
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Castlevania IV
    ja: Super Castlevania IV
    ja-latn: Super Castlevania IV
  type: doujin
- catalog: CT-008CD
  date: '2022-06-03'
  link: album/133385
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Music
  titles:
    en: Devil's Curse
    ja: Devil's Curse
    ja-latn: Devil's Curse
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: '2023-11-18'
  link: album/148211
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  titles:
    en: Super Castlevania IV Soundtrack for Famicom
    ja: Super Castlevania IV Soundtrack for Famicom
    ja-latn: Super Castlevania IV Soundtrack for Famicom
  type: doujin
- catalog: MW-001
  date: '2024-02-05'
  link: album/137339
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Composer
  titles:
    en: Gamer
    ja: Gamer
    ja-latn: Gamer
  type: game
info:
  Credited works:
  - 15 albums in database
  - 4 products in database
  Credits:
  - 46 composer
  - 5 original composer
  - 2 text
  - 2 flute
  - 1 drums
  - 1 performer
  - 1 music
  - 1 original music
  - 1 sound designer
  Former Organizations:
  - link: org/72
    names:
      en: Konami Co., Ltd.
      ja: コナミ株式会社
  Former Units:
  - link: artist/161
    names:
      en: Konami Kukeiha Club
      ja: コナミ矩形波倶楽部
  - link: artist/427
    names:
      en: THELONIOUS MONKEES
      ja: THELONIOUS MONKEES
  Variations:
  - names:
      en: Taro Kudou
link: artist/325
meta:
  added_date: 2007-10-23T03:29
  edited_date: 2011-04-13T15:20
  fetched_date: 2026-01-04T01:44
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 16987
name: Taro Kudo
name_real: 工藤 太郎
name_trans: くどう たろう
notes: No notes available for this artist.
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/52/325/325-1656861824.webp
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/52/325/325-1656861824.webp
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/325?perpage=99999
websites:
  Interview: []
  Reference: []
