birthdate: '1937-05-26'
birthplace: Akkeshi Hamanaka, Japan
deathdate: '2019-04-11'
discography:
- catalog: AM-32
  date: '1972-01-20'
  link: album/48690
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: Lupin III
    ja: ルパン三世
    ja-latn: Lupin III
  type: anime
- catalog: YP-7071-AX
  date: '1978-01-25'
  link: album/20821
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK from LUPIN III
    ja: ルパン三世 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK from LUPIN III
  type: anime
- catalog: YP-7072-AX
  date: '1978-12-10'
  link: album/20811
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2
    ja: ルパン三世・2 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 2
  type: anime
- catalog: RS-149
  date: '1978-12-20'
  link: album/51727
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Lupin Ondo / Zenigata March
    ja: ルパン音頭 / 銭形マーチ
    ja-latn: Lupin Ondo / Zenigata March
  type: anime
- catalog: YP-7073-AX
  date: '1979-12-10'
  link: album/19693
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3
    ja: ルパン三世・3 オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK 3
  type: anime
- catalog: CX-7025-AX
  date: '1981-06-25'
  link: album/51601
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE 3RD TV SPECIAL
    ja: ルパン三世 TVスペシャル (オリジナル・サウンドトラック盤)
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE 3RD TV SPECIAL
  type: anime
- catalog: CZ-7153~4-AX
  date: '1981-12-25'
  link: album/44479
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack
    ja: ルパン三世 カリオストロの城 オリジナル・サウンドトラック<完全サントラ盤>
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd The Castle of Cagliostro Original Soundtrack <Complete
      Soundtrack>
  type: anime
- catalog: CX-7053
  date: '1982-05-21'
  link: album/51599
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd TV Special (Original Soundtrack-ban)
    ja: ルパン三世 TVスペシャル (オリジナル・サウンドトラック盤)
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd TV Special (Original Soundtrack-ban)
  type: anime
- catalog: CX-7079
  date: '1982-12-21'
  link: album/40288
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd TALKS LUPIN III
    ja: ルパン三世　ルパン・トーク・ルパン
    ja-latn: LUPIN III TALKS LUPIN III
  type: anime
- catalog: 30140-25
  date: 1984-04
  link: album/20988
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: LUPIN the 3rd PART III Music Collection
    ja: ルパン三世PARTIII -音楽集-
    ja-latn: Lupin Sansei PART III Ongakushuu
  type: anime
- catalog: 30151-23
  date: '1985-01-21'
  link: album/44594
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: LUPIN III PART III Drama-hen
    ja: ルパン三世 PART III ドラマ編
    ja-latn: LUPIN III PART III Drama-hen
  type: anime
- catalog: CX-7231
  date: '1985-07-21'
  link: album/37833
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: Lupin The Third Legend of the Gold of Babylon Original Soundtrack <Music Collection>
    ja: ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説 オリジナル・サウンドトラック <音楽集>
    ja-latn: 'Lupin Sansei: Babylon no Ougon Densetsu Original Soundtrack <Ongakushuu>'
  type: anime
- catalog: TA-1949
  date: '1989-10-01'
  link: album/140781
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd SECRET FILE 2 "SOUND COLLECTION
    ja: ルパン三世 シークレットファイル2ーサウンド・コレクションー
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd SECRET FILE 2 "SOUND COLLECTION
  type: anime
- catalog: TLW-2144
  date: '1989-11-21'
  link: album/140785
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Lupin the 3rd SECRET FILE 2 "SOUND COLLECTION
    ja: ルパン三世 シークレットファイル2ーサウンド・コレクションー
    ja-latn: Lupin the 3rd SECRET FILE 2 "SOUND COLLECTION
  type: anime
- catalog: VPCG-83203
  date: '1991-01-21'
  link: album/20993
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: LUPIN the 3rd PART III Music Collection and more
    ja: ルパン三世PARTIII -音楽集- and more
    ja-latn: Lupin Sansei PART III Ongakushuu and more
  type: anime
- catalog: VPCG-84234~43
  date: '1994-12-21'
  link: album/51690
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE 3rd TV SPECIAL & PART III MUSIC FILE BOX
    ja: ルパン三世 TVスペシャル&PART III ミュージックファイルBOX
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE 3rd TV SPECIAL & PART III MUSIC FILE BOX
  type: anime
- catalog: COCC-14669~70
  date: '1997-11-21'
  link: album/51597
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE THIRD Hayao Miyazaki Works
    ja: ルパン三世 30th Anniversary Special ルパン三世 宮崎 駿作品集
    ja-latn: Lupin Sansei 30th Anniversary Special Lupin Sansei Miyazaki Hayao Sakuhinshuu
  type: anime
- catalog: VPCC-81286
  date: '1999-03-25'
  link: album/48850
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Very Special Thanks
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE THIRD TRIBUTE ALBUM
    ja: ルパン三世 トリビュートアルバム「You's Explosion」
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE THIRD TRIBUTE ALBUM
  type: anime
- catalog: COCX-32150
  date: '2003-03-21'
  link: album/38049
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE SINGLES
    ja: ルパン三世 ルパン・ザ・シングルス
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE SINGLES
  type: anime
- catalog: COCX-32654~9
  date: '2004-03-17'
  link: album/47881
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Original Work
  - Cover Illustrator
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE REMASTER
    ja: ルパン・ザ・リマスター
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE REMASTER
  type: anime
- catalog: COCX-34198~9
  date: '2007-03-14'
  link: album/37986
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: LUPIN THE THIRD Special Chronicle 40th Anniversary LUPIN THE BEST
    ja: ルパン三世クロニクル・ルパン三世生誕40周年スペシャル ルパン・ザ・ベスト
    ja-latn: LUPIN THE THIRD Special Chronicle 40th Anniversary LUPIN THE BEST
  type: anime
- catalog: TECE-18755
  date: '2008-04-14'
  link: album/78524
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: Haruo Minami Lupin The Third wo Utau
    ja: 三波春夫 ルパン三世を唄う
    ja-latn: Haruo Minami Lupin The Third wo Utau
  type: anime
- catalog: COCA-16679
  date: '2013-02-06'
  link: album/36428
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Jacket Illustrator
  titles:
    en: RanTiKi / YUKINO
    ja: RanTiKi / 雪乃
    ja-latn: RanTiKi / YUKINO
  type: anime
- catalog: COCX-39268
  date: '2015-12-09'
  link: album/54923
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Lyricist
  titles:
    en: 'Lupin the 3rd: Lupin vs The Clone Original Soundtrack BGM Collection'
    ja: ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間マモー オリジナル・サウンドトラックBGM集
    ja-latn: 'Lupin the 3rd: Lupin vs The Clone Original Soundtrack BGM Collection'
  type: anime
- catalog: XQMQ-1006
  date: '2016-02-24'
  link: album/67423
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Illustrator
  titles:
    en: U belong to me/Don't leave me
    ja: U belong to me/Don't leave me
    ja-latn: U belong to me/Don't leave me
  type: anime
- catalog: ALCA-1002
  date: '2016-05-18'
  link: album/67427
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Illustrator
  titles:
    en: U belong to me/Don't leave me
    ja: U belong to me/Don't leave me
    ja-latn: U belong to me/Don't leave me
  type: anime
featured_on:
- catalog: COCA-15143
  date: '1998-06-20'
  link: album/23601
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Dedicated to (as MONKEY PUNCH)
  titles:
    en: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes
    ja: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes ルパン三世30周年記念リミックス集
    ja-latn: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes
  type: anime
- catalog: COJA-9192~3
  date: '1998-06-20'
  link: album/33060
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Dedicated to (as MONKEY PUNCH)
  titles:
    en: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes
    ja: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes ルパン三世30周年記念リミックス集
    ja-latn: PUNCH THE MONKEY! Lupin the 3rd; The 30th Anniversary Remixes
  type: anime
info:
  Birthdate: May 26, 1937
  Birthplace: Akkeshi Hamanaka, Japan
  Credited works: 26 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 11 original work
  - 8 lyricist
  - 7 cover illustrator
  - 2 dedicated to
  - 2 illustrator
  - 1 very special thanks
  - 1 jacket illustrator
  - 1 special thanks
link: artist/19206
meta:
  added_date: 2016-07-16T06:59
  edited_date: 2019-04-16T10:30
  fetched_date: 2025-11-24T08:49
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1439
name: Monkey Punch
name_real: モンキー・パンチ
notes: 'Real name: Kazuhiko Kato (加藤一彦)

  Creator of the Lupin III series.'
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/60/19206/19206-1468681612.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/60/19206/19206-1468681612.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/19206?perpage=99999
websites:
  Official: []
