Tōru Takemitsu
Known for
Music and sound
Born
October 8, 1930
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
February 20, 1996 (aged 65)
Biography
Toru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer. He composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books.
Best known work
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
1989Filmography
2023
2022
Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished RevolutionOriginal Music Composer
1995
100 Years of Japanese CinemaOriginal Music Composer
1995
Spiritual VoicesMusic
1995
SharakuOriginal Music Composer
1993
Rising SunOriginal Music Composer
1992
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese GardenOriginal Music Composer
1992
Basara: The Princess GohOriginal Music Composer
1991
The Inland SeaOriginal Music Composer
1989
RikyuOriginal Music Composer
1989
Black RainOriginal Music Composer
1988
Wuthering HeightsOriginal Music Composer
1987
1987
Brand New Dayas Self
1987
A Boy Named HiroshimaOriginal Music Composer
1986
Gonza the SpearmanOriginal Music Composer
1985
The Empty TableOriginal Music Composer
1985
RanOriginal Music Composer
1985
Fire FestivalOriginal Music Composer
1985
A. K.as Self, Original Music Composer
1985
ÄnglaverketMusic
1984
1984
Antonio GaudíOriginal Music Composer
1983
Lanterns on Blue WatersOriginal Music Composer
1983
Tokyo TrialOriginal Music Composer