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Toru Takemitsu

Sound
65 years oldTokyo, Japan

Biography

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

Personal Details

Born
October 8, 1930 - February 20, 1996 (age 65)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Sound

Also Known As

T. Takemitsu
Tooru Takemitsu
T. Takemitu
Tôru Takemitsu
武満 徹

Movies (47)

A Slippage in Five Movements

A Slippage in Five Movements

Compositor (Crew)

2023

100 Years of Japanese Cinema
5.8

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1995

Spiritual Voices
5.8

Spiritual Voices

Music (Sound)

1995

Sharaku
6.1

Sharaku

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1995

Rising Sun
6.1

Rising Sun

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1993

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

1992

Basara: The Princess Goh
6.9

Basara: The Princess Goh

Music (Sound)

1992

The Inland Sea
6.7

The Inland Sea

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1991

Rikyu
7.5

Rikyu

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

Black Rain
7.5

Black Rain

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1989

Wuthering Heights
6.5

Wuthering Heights

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1988

Brand New Day
6.0

Brand New Day

as Self

1987

A Boy Named Hiroshima

A Boy Named Hiroshima

Music (Sound)

1987

Gonza the Spearman
7.0

Gonza the Spearman

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1986

The Empty Table
5.3

The Empty Table

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1985

Ran
8.0

Ran

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1985

Fire Festival
5.4

Fire Festival

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1985

A. K.
6.3

A. K.

as Self

1985

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
6.1

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

Music (Sound)

1984

Antonio Gaudí
7.2

Antonio Gaudí

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1984

Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.2

Lanterns on Blue Waters

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1983

Tokyo Trial
6.8

Tokyo Trial

Music (Sound)

1983

Prophecy

Prophecy

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1982

Rennyo and His Mother

Rennyo and His Mother

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1981

The Minamata Mural

The Minamata Mural

Music (Sound)

1981

Ki or Breathing
7.3

Ki or Breathing

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1980

The Lovers' Exile
4.0

The Lovers' Exile

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1980

An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1980

House of Flames
5.9

House of Flames

Music (Sound)

1979

The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1978

Glowing Autumn

Glowing Autumn

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1978

Empire of Passion
6.9

Empire of Passion

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1978

Ballad of Orin
7.1

Ballad of Orin

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1977

Flickering Flames
10.0

Flickering Flames

Music (Sound)

1977

The Fossil
6.8

The Fossil

Music (Sound)

1975

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
6.9

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1975

Himiko
6.9

Himiko

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1974

The Petrified Forest
6.0

The Petrified Forest

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1973

Time Within Memory
4.2

Time Within Memory

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1973

Dear Summer Sister
4.5

Dear Summer Sister

Music (Sound)

1972

Summer Soldiers
6.0

Summer Soldiers

Music (Sound)

1972

Silence
7.2

Silence

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1971

Inn of Evil
6.0

Inn of Evil

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1971

The Ceremony
6.7

The Ceremony

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1971

The Earth is Born Again

The Earth is Born Again

Music (Sound)

1971

Dodes'ka-den
7.0

Dodes'ka-den

Music (Sound)

1970

The Man Who Left His Will on Film
5.6

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

Original Music Composer (Sound)

1970

TV Shows (3)