Sound

Tōru Takemitsu

Born: October 8, 1930
Died: February 20, 1996 (aged 65)
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Credits: 112 titles

Biography

Toru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer. He composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books.

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Signature work

Known For

Ran

1985

Harakiri

1962

Rising Sun

1993

Woman in the Dunes

1964

Kwaidan

1965

The Face of Another

1966

Samurai Rebellion

1967

Dodes'ka-den

1970

Empire of Passion

1978

Black Rain

1989

Pale Flower

1964

Pitfall

1962

Double Suicide

1969

Love at Twenty

1962

Samurai Spy

1965

Crazed Fruit

1956

Two in the Shadow

1967

The Ceremony

1971

Acting credits 4

Year	Title	Role
1992	Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden Film
1987	Brand New Day Film	Self
1985	A. K. Film	Self
1966	The Face of Another Film	Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)

Crew credits 111

Year	Title	Job
2023	A Slippage in Five Movements Film	Music
2022	Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution Film	Original Music Composer
1995	100 Years of Japanese Cinema Film	Original Music Composer
1995	Spiritual Voices Film	Music
1995	Sharaku Film	Original Music Composer
1993	Rising Sun Film	Original Music Composer
1992	Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden Film	Original Music Composer
1992	Basara: The Princess Goh Film	Original Music Composer
1991	The Inland Sea Film	Original Music Composer
1989	Rikyu Film	Original Music Composer
1989	Black Rain Film	Original Music Composer
1988	Wuthering Heights Film	Original Music Composer
1987	An Early Autumn TV	Music (1 ep)
1987	A Boy Named Hiroshima Film	Original Music Composer
1986	Gonza the Spearman Film	Original Music Composer
1985	The Empty Table Film	Original Music Composer
1985	Ran Film	Original Music Composer
1985	Fire Festival Film	Original Music Composer
1985	A. K. Film	Original Music Composer
1985	Änglaverket Film	Music
1984	2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure Film	Music
1984	Antonio Gaudí Film	Original Music Composer
1983	Lanterns on Blue Waters Film	Original Music Composer
1983	Tokyo Trial Film	Original Music Composer
1982	Prophecy Film	Original Music Composer
1981	Rennyo and His Mother Film	Original Music Composer
1981	The Minamata Mural Film	Original Music Composer
1981	Yumechiyo Nikki TV	Original Music Composer (20 ep)
1980	Ki or Breathing Film	Original Music Composer
1980	The Lovers' Exile Film	Original Music Composer
1980	An Ocean to Cross Film	Original Music Composer
1979	House of Flames Film	Original Music Composer
1979	The 47 Ronins of Ako TV	Original Music Composer (36 ep)
1978	The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song Film	Original Music Composer
1978	Glowing Autumn Film	Original Music Composer
1978	Empire of Passion Film	Original Music Composer
1977	Ballad of Orin Film	Original Music Composer
1977	Flickering Flames Film	Original Music Composer
1975	The Fossil Film	Original Music Composer
1975	Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees Film	Original Music Composer
1974	Himiko Film	Original Music Composer
1973	The Petrified Forest Film	Original Music Composer
1973	Time Within Memory Film	Original Music Composer
1972	Dear Summer Sister Film	Original Music Composer
1972	Summer Soldiers Film	Original Music Composer
1971	Silence Film	Original Music Composer
1971	Inn of Evil Film	Original Music Composer
1971	The Ceremony Film	Original Music Composer
1971	The Earth is Born Again Film	Original Music Composer
1970	Dodes'ka-den Film	Original Music Composer
1970	The Man Who Left His Will on Film Film	Original Music Composer
1969	Bullet Wound Film	Original Music Composer
1969	Double Suicide Film	Writer, Original Music Composer
1969	Kyoto Film	Original Music Composer
1968	Hymn to a Tired Man Film	Original Music Composer
1968	The Man Without a Map Film	Original Music Composer
1968	Nanami: The Inferno of First Love Film	Original Music Composer
1968	Two Hearts in the Rain Film	Original Music Composer
1967	Two in the Shadow Film	Original Music Composer
1967	Samurai Rebellion Film	Original Music Composer