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Toru Takemitsu

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Born: 1930-10-08
Died: 1996-02-20
From: Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

T. TakemitsuTooru TakemitsuT. TakemituTôru Takemitsu武満 徹Töru Takemitsu

Biography

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

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition

1994
🏆 Won

Maurice Ravel Prize

1990
🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

1985
🏆 Won

Otaka prize

🏆 Won

Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music

🏆 Won

Glenn Gould Prize

Acting3 titles

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
8.0
Movie

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

1992Documentary
The Face of Another
7.8
Movie

The Face of Another

1966Drama
A. K.
6.3
Movie

A. K.

1985Documentary

Directing1 title

X (Batsu)
0
Movie

X (Batsu)

1960Drama

Writing1 title

Double Suicide
6.9
Movie

Double Suicide

1969Drama

Sound102 titles

Children Hand in Hand
10.0
Movie

Children Hand in Hand

1964Drama
A Full Life
10.0
Movie

A Full Life

1962Drama
The Izu Dancer
10.0
Movie

The Izu Dancer

1967Drama
Flickering Flames
10.0
Movie

Flickering Flames

1977Thriller
Rennyo and His Mother
9.0
Anime Movie

Rennyo and His Mother

1981Animation
An Ocean to Cross
9.0
Movie

An Ocean to Cross

1980Drama
Silver Wheel
9.0
Movie

Silver Wheel

1955Drama
Harakiri
8.4
Movie

Harakiri

1962Action
The Last Judgment
8.3
Movie

The Last Judgment

1965Drama
Samurai Rebellion
8.2
Movie

Samurai Rebellion

1967Drama
Woman in the Dunes
8.2
Movie

Woman in the Dunes

1964Drama
Ran
8.0
Movie

Ran

1985Action
Hymn to a Tired Man
8.0
Movie

Hymn to a Tired Man

1968Drama
Glowing Autumn
8.0
Movie

Glowing Autumn

1978Comedy
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
8.0
Movie

Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

1992Documentary
Bullet Wound
8.0
Movie

Bullet Wound

1969Thriller
Kyoto
8.0
Movie

Kyoto

1969Documentary
Jose Torres
7.9
Movie

Jose Torres

1959Documentary
The Face of Another
7.8
Movie

The Face of Another

1966Drama
Two in the Shadow
7.8
Movie

Two in the Shadow

1967Romance
Kwaidan
7.7
Movie

Kwaidan

1965Horror
Black Rain
7.6
Movie

Black Rain

1989Drama
Rikyu
7.5
Movie

Rikyu

1989Drama
The Kii River
7.5
Movie

The Kii River

1966Drama
Pale Flower
7.4
Movie

Pale Flower

1964Thriller
Pitfall
7.3
Movie

Pitfall

1962Thriller
Ki or Breathing
7.3
Movie

Ki or Breathing

1980Drama
The Body
7.3
Movie

The Body

1962Drama
The Inheritance
7.2
Movie

The Inheritance

1962Drama
Silence
7.2
Movie

Silence

1971Drama
Antonio Gaudí
7.2
Movie

Antonio Gaudí

1984Documentary
Ballad of Orin
7.1
Movie

Ballad of Orin

1977Drama
Assassination
7.1
Movie

Assassination

1964Drama
The Inland Sea
7.1
Movie

The Inland Sea

1991Documentary
Dodes'ka-den
7.1
Movie

Dodes'ka-den

1970Drama
Alone Across the Pacific
7.0
Movie

Alone Across the Pacific

1963Action
Gonza the Spearman
7.0
Movie

Gonza the Spearman

1986Drama
Atami Blues
7.0
Movie

Atami Blues

1962Drama
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
7.0
Movie

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

1968Drama
Youth in Fury
7.0
Movie

Youth in Fury

1960Drama
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
7.0
Movie

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

1975Drama
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
7.0
Movie

The Song of the Bwana Toshi

1965Drama
Sharaku
7.0
Movie

Sharaku

1995Drama
That Tender Age
7.0
Movie

That Tender Age

1964Drama
Beast Alley
7.0
Movie

Beast Alley

1965Drama
The Fossil
7.0
Movie

The Fossil

1975Drama
Double Suicide
6.9
Movie

Double Suicide

1969Drama
Empire of Passion
6.9
Movie

Empire of Passion

1978Drama
Crazed Fruit
6.9
Movie

Crazed Fruit

1956Romance
Himiko
6.9
Movie

Himiko

1974Drama
The Koumiko Mystery
6.9
Movie

The Koumiko Mystery

1965Documentary
Basara: The Princess Goh
6.9
Movie

Basara: The Princess Goh

1992Drama
Ako
6.8
Movie

Ako

1964Drama
The Ceremony
6.8
Movie

The Ceremony

1971Drama
She and He
6.8
Movie

She and He

1963Drama
Love at Twenty
6.8
Movie

Love at Twenty

1962Drama
Summer Soldiers
6.8
Movie

Summer Soldiers

1972Drama
Tokyo Trial
6.8
Movie

Tokyo Trial

1983Action
Wuthering Heights
6.7
Movie

Wuthering Heights

1988Drama
Bad Boys
6.7
Movie

Bad Boys

1961Drama
Captive's Island
6.7
Movie

Captive's Island

1966Drama
The Man Without a Map
6.6
Movie

The Man Without a Map

1968Thriller
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
6.5
Movie

Twin Sisters of Kyoto

1963Drama
The Empty Table
6.5
Movie

The Empty Table

1985Drama
Jose Torres II
6.5
Movie

Jose Torres II

1965Documentary
Samurai Spy
6.4
Movie

Samurai Spy

1965Action
Illusion of Blood
6.4
Movie

Illusion of Blood

1965Horror
A. K.
6.3
Movie

A. K.

1985Documentary
2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
6.3
Movie

2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

1984Documentary
The Petrified Forest
6.2
Movie

The Petrified Forest

1973Thriller
Inn of Evil
6.2
Movie

Inn of Evil

1971Thriller
Rising Sun
6.1
Movie

Rising Sun

1993Action
A Flame at the Pier
6.1
Movie

A Flame at the Pier

1962Drama
Spiritual Voices
6.0
Movie

Spiritual Voices

1995Documentary
Clouds at Sunset
6.0
Movie

Clouds at Sunset

1967Drama
When It Rains, It Pours
6.0
Movie

When It Rains, It Pours

1957Drama
100 Years of Japanese Cinema
5.9
Movie

100 Years of Japanese Cinema

1995Documentary
The Man Who Left His Will on Film
5.8
Movie

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

1970Drama
House of Flames
5.8
Anime Movie

House of Flames

1979Animation
Fire Festival
5.7
Movie

Fire Festival

1985Drama
With Beauty and Sorrow
5.7
Movie

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965Romance
Escape from Japan
5.7
Movie

Escape from Japan

1964Drama
The Lovers' Exile
5.7
Movie

The Lovers' Exile

1980Drama
Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.2
Movie

Lanterns on Blue Waters

1983Drama
Dear Summer Sister
5.1
Movie

Dear Summer Sister

1972Drama
Time Within Memory
4.7
Movie

Time Within Memory

1973Drama
Human Zoo
3.7
Anime Movie

Human Zoo

1962Animation
Our Happiness Alone
0
Movie

Our Happiness Alone

1964Drama
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song
0
Movie

The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

1978Documentary
Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution
0
Movie

Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

2022Drama
The Shrikes
0
Movie

The Shrikes

1961Drama
A Slippage in Five Movements
0
Movie

A Slippage in Five Movements

2023Documentary
People Waiting for Spring
0
Movie

People Waiting for Spring

1959Drama
Women of Tokyo
0
Movie

Women of Tokyo

1961Drama
Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan
0
Movie

Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan

1963Documentary
Car Thieves
0
Movie

Car Thieves

1964Drama
The Earth is Born Again
0
Movie

The Earth is Born Again

1971Drama
The Minamata Mural
0
Movie

The Minamata Mural

1981Documentary
A Boy Named Hiroshima
0
Movie

A Boy Named Hiroshima

1987Drama
Vagabond Lovers
0
Movie

Vagabond Lovers

1959Comedy
An Early Autumn
0
Series

An Early Autumn

1987Drama
Yumechiyo Nikki
0
Series

Yumechiyo Nikki

1981-1984Drama