Self-taught musician and composer Toru Takemitsu embraced the leading edge of Japanese new wave music, a style that blended western classical music with traditional Japanese instruments and songs. Two of his best-known works include "Requiem for Strings" composed in 1957 and "November Steps," which was commissioned by Leonard Bernstein to celebrate the New York Philharmonic's 125th anniversary. Takemitsu has written scores for many Japanese films, beginning with Juvenile Passions (1958). His haunting music for Hiroshi Teshigahara's Suna no Onna (Woman of the Dunes) (1964) remains one of his best scores. Takemitsu's last project in film was to serve as the music director for the documentary retrospective 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995).
| Title | Year | Editors' Rating | User Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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100 Years of Japanese Cinema
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1995 | |||
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Sharaku
Songwriter |
1995 | |||
Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu
Actor, Composer (Music Score) |
1994 | |||
Rising Sun
Composer (Music Score) |
1993 | |||
The Inland Sea
Composer (Music Score) |
1991 | |||
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Four by Kylian
Musical Arrangement |
1990 | |||
Rikyu
Composer (Music Score) |
1990 | |||
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Arashi Ga Oka
Composer (Music Score) |
1989 | |||
Black Rain
Composer (Music Score) |
1989 | |||
Gonza the Spearman
Composer (Music Score) |
1986 | |||
Himatsuri
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
Ran
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
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Shokutaku No Nai Ie
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
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Tokyo Saiban
Composer (Music Score) |
1985 | |||
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Moeru Aki
Composer (Music Score) |
1981 | |||
The Lovers' Exile
Musical Direction/Supervision |
1981 | |||
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Le Musée Du Louvre
Composer (Music Score) |
1979 | |||
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Banished
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
In the Realm of Passion
Composer (Music Score) |
1978 | |||
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Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita
Composer (Music Score) |
1975 | |||
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Himiko
Composer (Music Score) |
1974 | |||
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Kaseki no Mori
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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Seigenki
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
Silence
Composer (Music Score) |
1973 | |||
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Dear Summer Sister
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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Summer Soldiers
Composer (Music Score) |
1972 | |||
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Chinmoku
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
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Inochi Bonifuro
Composer (Music Score) |
1971 | |||
Dodes'ka-Den
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
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The Man Who Left His Will on Film
Composer (Music Score) |
1970 | |||
Double Suicide
Composer (Music Score), Screenwriter |
1969 | |||
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Nihon No Seishun
Composer (Music Score) |
1969 | |||
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Nanami, The Inferno of First Love
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Once a Rainy Day
Composer (Music Score) |
1968 | |||
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Akanegumo
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
Samurai Rebellion
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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Scattered Clouds
Composer (Music Score) |
1967 | |||
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Shokei No Shima
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
The Face of Another
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
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Yotsuya Kaidan
Composer (Music Score) |
1966 | |||
Sarutobi
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
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With Beauty and Sorrow
Composer (Music Score) |
1965 | |||
Kwaidan
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Pressure of Guilt
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Ratai
Director |
1964 | |||
Woman in the Dunes
Composer (Music Score) |
1964 | |||
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Alone on the Pacific
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Harakiri
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
Pale Flower
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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She and He
Composer (Music Score) |
1963 | |||
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A Fulfilled Life
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Karami-ai
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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L'Amour à Vingt Ans
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Namida o Shishi no Tategami
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Pitfall
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Composer (Music Score) |
1962 | |||
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Bad Boys
Composer (Music Score) |
1961 | |||
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Youth in Fury
Composer (Music Score) |
1960 | |||
Crazed Fruit
Composer (Music Score) |
1956 | |||
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Chadwick
Composer (Music Score) |
NOT YET RELEASED |
