J. A. Seazer

J. A. Seazer (born Takaaki Terahara) is a Japanese composer, lyricist and theatre director. In the early 1970s he joined Tenjo Sajiki, the theatre company of Shuji Terayama, where he wrote incidental music and rock operas and also worked as a director. He reached a wider audience with his songs for the anime Revolutionary Girl Utena. J. A. Seazer worked with Shuji Terayama until the director's death, composing for the stage and for Terayama's films Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971) and Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974).