Tōru Takemitsu

Person

Tōru Takemitsu

Sound October 8, 1930

Tokyo, Japan

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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Known for

Popular titles

Ran

Ran

8.0 1985 Movie
Harakiri

Harakiri

8.5 1962 Movie
Rising Sun

Rising Sun

6.2 1993 Movie
Woman in the Dunes

Woman in the Dunes

8.2 1964 Movie
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

7.7 1965 Movie
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

7.8 1966 Movie
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

8.3 1967 Movie
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

7.1 1970 Movie
Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion

6.8 1978 Movie
Black Rain

Black Rain

7.6 1989 Movie
Pale Flower

Pale Flower

7.4 1964 Movie
Pitfall

Pitfall

7.3 1962 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    A Slippage in Five Movements

    Movie Music

  2. 2022
    Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1995
    100 Years of Japanese Cinema

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1995
    Spiritual Voices

    Movie Music

  5. 1995
    Sharaku

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1993
    Rising Sun

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1992
    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    Movie

  8. 1992
    Basara: The Princess Goh

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1991
    The Inland Sea

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1989
    Rikyu

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1989
    Black Rain

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1988
    Wuthering Heights

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1987
    An Early Autumn

    TV show Music

  14. 1987
    Brand New Day

    Movie Self

  15. 1987
    A Boy Named Hiroshima

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1986
    Gonza the Spearman

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 1985
    The Empty Table

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1985
    Ran

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1985
    Fire Festival

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1985
    A. K.

    Movie Self

  5. 1985
    Änglaverket

    Movie Music

  6. 1984
    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    Movie Music

  7. 1984
    Antonio Gaudí

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1983
    Lanterns on Blue Waters

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1983
    Tokyo Trial

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1982
    Prophecy

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1981
    Rennyo and His Mother

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1981
    The Minamata Mural

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1981
    Yumechiyo Nikki

    TV show Original Music Composer

  14. 1980
    Ki or Breathing

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1980
    The Lovers' Exile

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1980
    An Ocean to Cross

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1979
    House of Flames

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1979
    The 47 Ronins of Ako

    TV show Original Music Composer

  19. 1978
    The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1978
    Glowing Autumn

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 1978
    Empire of Passion

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 1977
    Ballad of Orin

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 1977
    Flickering Flames

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1975
    The Fossil

    Movie Original Music Composer