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.

SoundOriginal Music ComposerCastMusicWriterSound Designer

Known for

Harakiri★ 8.4Viewing moment
Harakiri
1962
Empire of Passion★ 7Viewing moment
Empire of Passion
1978
Ran★ 8.1Viewing moment
Ran
1985
Samurai Rebellion★ 8.2Viewing moment
Samurai Rebellion
1967
The Face of Another★ 7.9Viewing moment
The Face of Another
1966
Rising Sun★ 6.1Viewing moment
Rising Sun
1993
Woman in the Dunes★ 8.3Viewing moment
Woman in the Dunes
1964
Kwaidan★ 7.8Viewing moment
Kwaidan
1964
Gonza the Spearman★ 7Viewing moment
Gonza the Spearman
1986
The Ceremony★ 7Viewing moment
The Ceremony
1971
Dodes'ka-den★ 7.1Viewing moment
Dodes'ka-den
1970
Black Rain★ 7.4Viewing moment
Black Rain
1989
Hymn to a Tired Man★ 7Viewing moment
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
Ballad of Orin★ 7Viewing moment
Ballad of Orin
1977
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees★ 6.9Viewing moment
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
1975
Crazed Fruit★ 7.2Viewing moment
Crazed Fruit
1956
Sharaku★ 6.1Viewing moment
Sharaku
1995
The Petrified Forest★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Petrified Forest
1973
Silence★ 7.1Viewing moment
Silence
1971
Pitfall★ 7.4Viewing moment
Pitfall
1962
Pale Flower★ 7.3Viewing moment
Pale Flower
1964
Dear Summer Sister★ 4Viewing moment
Dear Summer Sister
1972
Two in the Shadow★ 7.8Viewing moment
Two in the Shadow
1967
Double Suicide★ 7Viewing moment
Double Suicide
1969
The Kii River★ 8Viewing moment
The Kii River
1966
Fire Festival★ 5.9Viewing moment
Fire Festival
1985
Himiko★ 7.3Viewing moment
Himiko
1974
Ako★ 6.8Viewing moment
Ako
1964
Twin Sisters of Kyoto★ 6.6Viewing moment
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963
Illusion of Blood★ 6.2Viewing moment
Illusion of Blood
1965
The Inheritance★ 7.3Viewing moment
The Inheritance
1962
The Man Who Left His Will on Film★ 5.8Viewing moment
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970
Captive's Island★ 6.5Viewing moment
Captive's Island
1966
Samurai Spy★ 6.6Viewing moment
Samurai Spy
1965
Rikyu★ 7.4Viewing moment
Rikyu
1989
Love at Twenty★ 6.8Viewing moment
Love at Twenty
1962
With Beauty and Sorrow★ 5.5Viewing moment
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
Assassination★ 7Viewing moment
Assassination
1964
A. K.★ 6.2Viewing moment
A. K.
1985
Wuthering Heights★ 6.4Viewing moment
Wuthering Heights
1988

Frequent collaborators

Susumu HaniSusumu HaniKei SatōKei SatōTatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiShima IwashitaShima IwashitaJun HamamuraJun HamamuraTakahiro TamuraTakahiro TamuraMasahiro ShinodaMasahiro ShinodaDonald RichieDonald Richie