Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: T. Takemitsu , Tooru Takemitsu , T. Takemitu , Tôru Takemitsu , 武満 徹

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Tokyo, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 101

TV Involvements: 3

Most Famous Work

Biography

Toru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer. He composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books.

Most Famous Work

The 47 Ronins of Ako
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The 47 Ronins of Ako

 (1979) Original Music Composer
Harakiri
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8

Harakiri

 (1962) Original Music Composer
Yumechiyo Nikki
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Yumechiyo Nikki

 (1981) Music
Ran
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8

Ran

 (1985) Original Music Composer
Empire of Passion
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7

Empire of Passion

 (1978) Original Music Composer
Woman in the Dunes
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8

Woman in the Dunes

 (1964) Original Music Composer
Kwaidan
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8

Kwaidan

 (1965) Sound Designer
Samurai Rebellion
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8

Samurai Rebellion

 (1967) Original Music Composer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1987 Self
Brand New Day
Brand New Day
 1987-08-14
 Movie
1985 Self
A. K.
A. K.
 1985-05-20
 Movie
1966 Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
 1966-07-15
 Movie
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Compositor
A Slippage in Five Movements
A Slippage in Five Movements
 2023-09-15
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Original Music Composer
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
 1995-09-01
 Movie
Music
Spiritual Voices
Spiritual Voices
 1995-08-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Sharaku
Sharaku
 1995-06-02
 Movie
1993 Original Music Composer
Rising Sun
Rising Sun
 1993-07-30
 Movie
1992 Original Music Composer
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
 1992-04-13
 Movie
Music
Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh
 1992-04-11
 Movie
1991 Original Music Composer
The Inland Sea
The Inland Sea
 1991-12-01
 Movie
1989 Original Music Composer
Rikyu
Rikyu
 1989-09-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Black Rain
Black Rain
 1989-05-13
 Movie
1988 Original Music Composer
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
 1988-05-28
 Movie
1987 Music
An Early Autumn
An Early Autumn
 1987-11-28
 TV Show
1986 Original Music Composer
Gonza the Spearman
Gonza the Spearman
 1986-01-15
 Movie
1985 Original Music Composer
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
 1985-11-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Ran
Ran
 1985-06-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Fire Festival
Fire Festival
 1985-05-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
A. K.
A. K.
 1985-05-20
 Movie
1984 Music
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
 1984-10-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Antonio Gaudí
Antonio Gaudí
 1984-05-25
 Movie
1983 Original Music Composer
Lanterns on Blue Waters
Lanterns on Blue Waters
 1983-11-15
 Movie
Music
Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial
 1983-06-04
 Movie
1982 Original Music Composer
Prophecy
Prophecy
 1982-08-15
 Movie
1981 Original Music Composer
Rennyo and His Mother
Rennyo and His Mother
 1981-10-07
 Movie
Music
The Minamata Mural
The Minamata Mural
 1981-02-19
 Movie
Music
Yumechiyo Nikki
Yumechiyo Nikki
 1981-02-15
 TV Show
1980 Original Music Composer
Ki or Breathing
Ki or Breathing
 1980-07-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Lovers' Exile
The Lovers' Exile
 1980-07-02
 Movie
Original Music Composer
An Ocean to Cross
An Ocean to Cross
 1980-01-26
 Movie
1979 Music
House of Flames
House of Flames
 1979-12-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The 47 Ronins of Ako
 1979-04-16
 TV Show
1978 Original Music Composer
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song
 1978-12-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Glowing Autumn
Glowing Autumn
 1978-12-23
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion
 1978-09-06
 Movie
1977 Original Music Composer
Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin
 1977-11-19
 Movie
Music
Flickering Flames
Flickering Flames
 1977-02-26
 Movie
1975 Original Music Composer
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
 1975-05-31
 Movie
1974 Original Music Composer
Himiko
Himiko
 1974-03-09
 Movie
Music
The Fossil
The Fossil
 1974-01-01
 Movie
1973 Original Music Composer
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
 1973-09-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Time Within Memory
Time Within Memory
 1973-02-24
 Movie
1972 Music
Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister
 1972-08-05
 Movie
Music
Summer Soldiers
Summer Soldiers
 1972-03-25
 Movie
1971 Original Music Composer
Silence
Silence
 1971-11-13
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil
 1971-09-11
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Ceremony
The Ceremony
 1971-05-18
 Movie
Music
The Earth is Born Again
The Earth is Born Again
 1971-02-26
 Movie
1970 Music
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den
 1970-10-31
 Movie
Music
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
 1970-06-27
 Movie
1969 Original Music Composer
Bullet Wound
Bullet Wound
 1969-09-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Double Suicide
Double Suicide
 1969-05-24
 Movie
Music
Kyoto
Kyoto
 1969-01-01
 Movie
1968 Original Music Composer
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man
 1968-06-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
 1968-06-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
 1968-05-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Two Hearts in the Rain
Two Hearts in the Rain
 1968-03-27
 Movie
1967 Original Music Composer
Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow
 1967-11-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion
 1967-05-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Clouds at Sunset
Clouds at Sunset
 1967-01-01
 Movie
1966 Original Music Composer
Once a Rainy Day
Once a Rainy Day
 1966-10-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
 1966-07-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Captive's Island
Captive's Island
 1966-07-02
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Kii River
The Kii River
 1966-06-11
 Movie
1965 Original Music Composer
The Koumiko Mystery
The Koumiko Mystery
 1965-10-09
 Movie
Music
Beast Alley
Beast Alley
 1965-09-05
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Illusion of Blood
Illusion of Blood
 1965-07-25
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Samurai Spy
Samurai Spy
 1965-07-10
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
 1965-07-05
 Movie
Music
Jose Torres II
Jose Torres II
 1965-03-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
With Beauty and Sorrow
With Beauty and Sorrow
 1965-02-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
 1965-01-06
 Movie
Sound Designer
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
 1965-01-06
 Movie
1964 Music
Car Thieves
Car Thieves
 1964-10-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Call of Flesh
The Call of Flesh
 1964-09-19
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Ako
Ako
 1964-08-31
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Assassination
Assassination
 1964-07-04
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Escape from Japan
Escape from Japan
 1964-07-03
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Our Happiness Alone
Our Happiness Alone
 1964-03-29
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Children Hand in Hand
Children Hand in Hand
 1964-03-28
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Pale Flower
Pale Flower
 1964-03-01
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
 1964-02-15
 Movie
1963 Original Music Composer
Alone Across the Pacific
Alone Across the Pacific
 1963-10-27
 Movie
Original Music Composer
She and He
She and He
 1963-10-18
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
 1963-01-13
 Movie
1962 Music
The Body
The Body
 1962-11-08
 Movie
Original Music Composer
A Flame at the Pier
A Flame at the Pier
 1962-09-30
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Harakiri
Harakiri
 1962-09-15
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Human Zoo
Human Zoo
 1962-09-14
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Pitfall
Pitfall
 1962-07-01
 Movie
Sound Designer
Pitfall
Pitfall
 1962-07-01
 Movie
Music
Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty
 1962-06-22
 Movie
Original Music Composer
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
 1962-02-16
 Movie
Music
A Full Life
A Full Life
 1962-01-14
 Movie
Original Music Composer
Atami Blues
Atami Blues
 1962-01-01
 Movie
1961 Original Music Composer
Bad Boys
Bad Boys
 1961-03-29
 Movie
Sound
Women of Tokyo
Women of Tokyo
 1961-03-01
 Movie
1960 Original Music Composer
Youth in Fury
Youth in Fury
 1960-08-30
 Movie
1959 Music
Jose Torres
Jose Torres
 1959-01-30
 Movie
1957 Original Music Composer
When It Rains, It Pours
When It Rains, It Pours
 1957-06-11
 Movie
1956 Original Music Composer
Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit
 1956-07-12
 Movie
1955 Original Music Composer
Silver Wheel
Silver Wheel
 1955-01-01
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1969 Writer
Double Suicide
Double Suicide
 1969-05-24
 Movie
Year Role Movie/Tv

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