Tōru Takemitsu

Tōru Takemitsu

Known for
Sound
Born
October 8, 1930
Died
February 20, 1996 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Tokyo, 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.

Known For

Filmography

2023
A Slippage in Five Movements poster

A Slippage in Five Movements

Movie · Music

2022
Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution poster

Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Spiritual Voices poster

Spiritual Voices

Movie · Music

1995
100 Years of Japanese Cinema poster

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Sharaku poster

Sharaku

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Rising Sun poster

Rising Sun

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden poster

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Basara: The Princess Goh poster

Basara: The Princess Goh

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
The Inland Sea poster

The Inland Sea

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Rikyu poster

Rikyu

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Black Rain poster

Black Rain

Movie · Original Music Composer

1988
Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
A Boy Named Hiroshima poster

A Boy Named Hiroshima

Movie · Original Music Composer

1987
An Early Autumn poster

An Early Autumn

TV · Music · 1 ep

1986
Gonza the Spearman poster

Gonza the Spearman

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Ran poster

Ran

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Fire Festival poster

Fire Festival

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
The Empty Table poster

The Empty Table

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
A. K. poster

A. K.

Movie · Original Music Composer

1985
Änglaverket

Änglaverket

Movie · Music

1984
Antonio Gaudí poster

Antonio Gaudí

Movie · Original Music Composer

1984
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure poster

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

Movie · Music

1983
Lanterns on Blue Waters poster

Lanterns on Blue Waters

Movie · Original Music Composer

1983
Tokyo Trial poster

Tokyo Trial

Movie · Original Music Composer

1982
Prophecy

Prophecy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Rennyo and His Mother poster

Rennyo and His Mother

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
The Minamata Mural poster

The Minamata Mural

Movie · Original Music Composer

1981
Yumechiyo Nikki poster

Yumechiyo Nikki

TV · Original Music Composer · 20 eps

1980
An Ocean to Cross poster

An Ocean to Cross

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
Ki or Breathing poster

Ki or Breathing

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
The Lovers' Exile poster

The Lovers' Exile

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
House of Flames poster

House of Flames

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako

The 47 Ronins of Ako

TV · Original Music Composer · 36 eps

1978
Empire of Passion poster

Empire of Passion

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
Glowing Autumn poster

Glowing Autumn

Movie · Original Music Composer

1978
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song poster

The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
Ballad of Orin poster

Ballad of Orin

Movie · Original Music Composer

1977
Flickering Flames poster

Flickering Flames

Movie · Original Music Composer

1975
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees poster

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Movie · Original Music Composer

1975
The Fossil poster

The Fossil

Movie · Original Music Composer

1974
Himiko poster

Himiko

Movie · Original Music Composer

1973
The Petrified Forest poster

The Petrified Forest

Movie · Original Music Composer

1973
Time Within Memory poster

Time Within Memory

Movie · Original Music Composer

1972
Summer Soldiers poster

Summer Soldiers

Movie · Original Music Composer

1972
Dear Summer Sister poster

Dear Summer Sister

Movie · Original Music Composer

1971
The Ceremony poster

The Ceremony

Movie · Original Music Composer

1971
Silence poster

Silence

Movie · Original Music Composer

1971
Inn of Evil poster

Inn of Evil

Movie · Original Music Composer

1971
The Earth is Born Again poster

The Earth is Born Again

Movie · Original Music Composer

1970
The Man Who Left His Will on Film poster

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

Movie · Original Music Composer

1970
Dodes'ka-den poster

Dodes'ka-den

Movie · Original Music Composer

1969
Double Suicide poster

Double Suicide

Movie · Original Music Composer

1969
Bullet Wound poster

Bullet Wound

Movie · Original Music Composer

1969
Kyoto poster

Kyoto

Movie · Original Music Composer

1968
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love poster

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

1968
Hymn to a Tired Man poster

Hymn to a Tired Man

Movie · Original Music Composer

1968
Two Hearts in the Rain

Two Hearts in the Rain

Movie · Original Music Composer

1968
The Man Without a Map poster

The Man Without a Map

Movie · Original Music Composer

1967
Samurai Rebellion poster

Samurai Rebellion

Movie · Original Music Composer

1967
Clouds at Sunset poster

Clouds at Sunset

Movie · Original Music Composer

1967
Two in the Shadow poster

Two in the Shadow

Movie · Original Music Composer

1967
The Izu Dancer poster

The Izu Dancer

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
The Face of Another poster

The Face of Another

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
Once a Rainy Day

Once a Rainy Day

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
Captive's Island poster

Captive's Island

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
The Kii River poster

The Kii River

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
The Song of the Bwana Toshi poster

The Song of the Bwana Toshi

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Kwaidan poster

Kwaidan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Samurai Spy poster

Samurai Spy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Illusion of Blood poster

Illusion of Blood

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
With Beauty and Sorrow poster

With Beauty and Sorrow

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
The Koumiko Mystery poster

The Koumiko Mystery

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Jose Torres II poster

Jose Torres II

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
The Last Judgment poster

The Last Judgment

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Beast Alley poster

Beast Alley

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Ako poster

Ako

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Assassination poster

Assassination

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Woman in the Dunes poster

Woman in the Dunes

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
The Call of Flesh

The Call of Flesh

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Escape from Japan poster

Escape from Japan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Our Happiness Alone poster

Our Happiness Alone

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Pale Flower poster

Pale Flower

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Children Hand in Hand poster

Children Hand in Hand

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
That Tender Age poster

That Tender Age

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Car Thieves poster

Car Thieves

Movie · Original Music Composer

1963
Alone Across the Pacific poster

Alone Across the Pacific

Movie · Original Music Composer

1963
She and He poster

She and He

Movie · Original Music Composer

1963
Twin Sisters of Kyoto poster

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

Movie · Original Music Composer

1963
Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan poster

Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1963
La Fée Diabolique poster

La Fée Diabolique

Movie · Music

1963
Pressure of Guilt poster

Pressure of Guilt

Movie · Music

1962
Pitfall poster

Pitfall

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
Harakiri poster

Harakiri

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
The Inheritance poster

The Inheritance

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
A Flame at the Pier poster

A Flame at the Pier

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
Atami Blues poster

Atami Blues

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
Human Zoo poster

Human Zoo

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
A Full Life poster

A Full Life

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
Love at Twenty poster

Love at Twenty

Movie · Original Music Composer

1962
The Body poster

The Body

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
Bad Boys poster

Bad Boys

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
The Shrikes poster

The Shrikes

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
Women of Tokyo poster

Women of Tokyo

Movie · Original Music Composer

1960
Youth in Fury poster

Youth in Fury

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
People Waiting for Spring poster

People Waiting for Spring

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
Jose Torres poster

Jose Torres

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
Vagabond Lovers poster

Vagabond Lovers

Movie · Music

1957
When It Rains, It Pours poster

When It Rains, It Pours

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Crazed Fruit poster

Crazed Fruit

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
Silver Wheel poster

Silver Wheel

Movie · Original Music Composer