Maki Ishii (Japanese: 石井 眞木, Hepburn: Ishii Maki, March 28, 1936 – April 8, 2003) was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.
Born in Tokyo, Ishii studied composition privately (with Akira Ifukube and Tomojiro Ikenouchi) and conducting with Akeo Watanabe from 1952 in Tokyo.
In 1958, he moved to Berlin, where he continued his studies under Boris Blacher and Josef Rufer.
[2] That same year Ishii received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon for his contributions to Japanese music.
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