Kanai was married to fellow voice actor Shinji Miyazaki from 1994 to 2006, though their divorce wasn't made public until 2007.
His work pulls from many inspirations, among them J-Pop and American pop influences, as well as jazz artist Gil Evans.
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The company has grown to feature musicians like Kohei Tanaka, Shiro Hamaguchi, Hayato Matsuo, and Shinji Miyazaki, who have become well known for cinematic scoring and orchestration through Otani.
Shinji Miyazaki wrote the original film score, while Ralph Schuckett composed the score for the International and Japanese DVD releases.