Toru Takemitsu
Sound

Toru Takemitsu

Born 1930-10-08 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan · Died 1996-02-20

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

Harakiri★ 8.4
Harakiri
1962
Empire of Passion★ 7
Empire of Passion
1978
Ran★ 8.1
Ran
1985
Samurai Rebellion★ 8.2
Samurai Rebellion
1967
The Face of Another★ 7.9
The Face of Another
1966
Rising Sun★ 6.1
Rising Sun
1993
Woman in the Dunes★ 8.3
Woman in the Dunes
1964
Kwaidan★ 7.8
Kwaidan
1964
Gonza the Spearman★ 7
Gonza the Spearman
1986
The Ceremony★ 7
The Ceremony
1971
Dodes'ka-den★ 7.1
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Hymn to a Tired Man★ 7
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
Black Rain★ 7.4
Black Rain
1989
Sharaku★ 6.1
Sharaku
1995
Ballad of Orin★ 7
Ballad of Orin
1977
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees★ 6.9
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975
Crazed Fruit★ 7.2
Crazed Fruit
1956
The Kii River★ 8
The Kii River
1966
The Petrified Forest★ 6.3
The Petrified Forest
1973
Silence★ 7.1
Silence
1971
Pitfall★ 7.4
Pitfall
1962
Pale Flower★ 7.3
Pale Flower
1964
Dear Summer Sister★ 4
Dear Summer Sister
1972
Two in the Shadow★ 7.8
Two in the Shadow
1967
Double Suicide★ 7
Double Suicide
1969
Illusion of Blood★ 6.2
Illusion of Blood
1965
The Inheritance★ 7.3
The Inheritance
1962
The Man Who Left His Will on Film★ 5.8
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970
Samurai Spy★ 6.6
Samurai Spy
1965
Captive's Island★ 6.5
Captive's Island
1966
Rikyu★ 7.4
Rikyu
1989
Love at Twenty★ 6.8
Love at Twenty
1962
Fire Festival★ 5.9
Fire Festival
1985
Himiko★ 7.3
Himiko
1974
Ako★ 6.8
Ako
1964
Twin Sisters of Kyoto★ 6.6
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
The Inland Sea★ 6.7
The Inland Sea
1991
The Koumiko Mystery★ 6.7
The Koumiko Mystery
1965
With Beauty and Sorrow★ 5.5
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
Assassination★ 7
Assassination
1964