Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer and writer

Toru Takemitsu is a 65 years old Japanese composer and writer from . Toru Takemitsu was born on October 08, 1930 (died on February 20, 1996, he was 65 years old) in . His nickname was 武満徹 (Japanese).

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory

Country:

Japan

Birthday:

October 8, 1930

Death Date:

February 20, 1996 (age 65)

Birth Sign :

Libra

About

Is Toru Takemitsu still alive?

No, he died on 02/20/1996, 28 years ago. He was 65 years old when he died. Cause of death: bladder cancer. He died in Tokyo

Works

Toru Takemitsu Albums (80)

There are 80 albums of Toru Takemitsu.

His last album Bussotti: Complete Music for Solo Guitar released 3 years 11 months ago. When Bussotti: Complete Music for Solo Guitar released, he was 89 years old. This album contains 7 tracks

His first album Takemitsu: Asterism, Requiem, Green & Dorian Horizon released 55 years ago, he was 38 years old when this album released. There were 4 songs in this album.

Bussotti: Complete Music for Solo Guitar

Released 3 years ago

20世紀傑作選2武満徹:管弦楽曲集

Released 4 years ago

Amor Fati

Released 4 years ago

[BEYOND THE STANDARD] チャイコフスキー:交響曲第6番「悲愴」、武満徹:系図 -若い人たちのための音楽詩-

Released 5 years ago

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Toru Takemitsu Movies (81)

There are 81 movies of Toru Takemitsu.

His first feature film was Rising Sun (1993). He was 62 when he starred in this movie. Since 1993, he has appeared in 81 feature films. The last one is Brand New Day (1988). .

Brand New Day (1988) he was 58 years old

A. K. (1986) As Himself, he was 55 years old

The Face of Another (1967) he was 36 years old

Kwaidan (1964) As Original Music Composer, he was 34 years old

Rising Sun (1993) As Original Music Composer, he was 62 years old

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Toru Takemitsu movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Original Music Composer	Rising Sun (1993)	62
Original Music Composer	Harakiri (1962)	32
Original Music Composer	Kwaidan (1964)	34
Original Music Composer	Ran (1985)	54
Original Music Composer	Woman in the Dunes (1964)	34
Original Music Composer	Samurai Rebellion (1967)	36
	The Face of Another (1966)	36
Original Music Composer	The Face of Another (1966)	36
Original Music Composer	Empire of Passion (1978)	48
Original Music Composer	Pitfall (1962)	31
Sound Designer	Pitfall (1962)	31
Original Music Composer	Pale Flower (1964)	33
Original Music Composer	Ballad of Orin (1977)	47
Music	Dodes'ka-den (1970)	39
Original Music Composer	Himiko (1974)	43
Original Music Composer	Black Rain (1989)	58
Himself	A. K. (1985)	55
Music	A. K. (1985)	55
Original Music Composer	Samurai Spy (1965)	34
Music	Crazed Fruit (1956)	25
Original Music Composer	The Ceremony (1971)	43
Original Music Composer	The Inheritance (1962)	33
Original Music Composer	Two in the Shadow (1967)	37
Original Music Composer	Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968)	38
Writer	Double Suicide (1969)	38
Original Music Composer	Double Suicide (1969)	38
Original Music Composer	Fire Festival (1985)	54
Original Music Composer	Silence (1971)	41
Original Music Composer	Ako (1964)	34
Original Music Composer	Rikyu (1989)	58
Original Music Composer	Antonio Gaudí (1984)	53
Original Music Composer	When It Rains, It Pours (1957)	26
Original Music Composer	Atami Blues (1962)	31
Original Music Composer	Human Zoo (1962)	31
Original Music Composer	The Koumiko Mystery (1965)	35
Music	The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)	39
Original Music Composer	Gonza the Spearman (1986)	55
Original Music Composer	Assassination (1964)	34
Music	The Inland Sea (1991)	61
Music	Tokyo Trial (1983)	52
Original Music Composer	The Man Without a Map (1968)	37
Original Music Composer	Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)	44
Original Music Composer	A Flame at the Pier (1962)	31
Original Music Composer	The Petrified Forest (1973)	42
Original Music Composer	An Ocean to Cross (1980)	49
Original Music Composer	Glowing Autumn (1978)	48
Original Music Composer	Alone on the Pacific (1963)	33
Original Music Composer	Captive's Island (1966)	35
Original Music Composer	With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)	34
Original Music Composer	She and He (1963)	33
Original Music Composer	Time Within Memory (1973)	42
Original Music Composer	Family without a Dinner Table (1985)	55
Original Music Composer	Ki or Breathing (1980)	49
Original Music Composer	Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden (1992)	61
Music	100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995)	64
Music	Summer Soldiers (1972)	41
Original Music Composer	Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)	53
Original Music Composer	Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)	32
Music	Jose Torres II (1965)	34
Music	Dear Summer Sister (1972)	54
Original Music Composer	Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)	37
Music	天平の甍	49
Original Music Composer	Silver Wheel (1955)	24
Music	Jose Torres (1959)	28
Original Music Composer	Youth in Fury (1960)	29
Original Music Composer	Bad Boys (1961)	30
Music	Children Hand in Hand (1963)	32
Original Music Composer	Our Happiness Alone (1964)	33
Original Music Composer	Escape from Japan (1964)	33
Original Music Composer	The Call of Flesh (1964)	33
Original Music Composer	Illusion of Blood (1965)	34
Original Music Composer	The Kii River (1966)	35
Original Music Composer	Once a Rainy Day (1966)	35
Original Music Composer	Two Hearts in the Rain (1968)	37
Music	Kyoto (1969)	39
Sound Designer	The Lovers' Exile (1980)	51
Music	The Lovers' Exile (1980)	51
Original Music Composer	Rennyo and His Mother (1981)	50
Original Music Composer	Prophecy (1982)	51
Original Music Composer	Wuthering Heights (1988)	57
	Brand New Day (1988)	58

Awards (4)

Awarded Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 1993 , awarded Grawemeyer Award in 1993 , awarded Glenn Gould Prize , awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1984 ,

Education

He graduated from Tokyo University Of The Arts

What was Toru's zodiac sign?

Toru Takemitsu zodiac sign was libra.

Other facts about Toru Takemitsu

Alias	武満徹 (Japanese)
Has works in the collection	Musée National Des Beaux-arts Du Québec
Date of death	1996-02-20T00:00:00Z
Cause of death	Bladder Cancer
Europeana entity	Agent/base/147973
KDG Komponisten der Gegenwart	17000000584
List of works	List Of Compositions By Tōru Takemitsu
Genre	Impressionism In Music
Employer	Yale University
Languages spoken, written or signed	Japanese
Member of	Academy Of Arts Of The GDR
Name in kana	たけみつとおる
Libris-URI	1zcfgg7k2b89fnt
Manner of death	Natural Causes
Record	Deutsche Grammophon
CiNii author ID (books)	DA00384547
Instrument	Piano
Place of death	Tokyo
Given name	Tōru
Name in native language	武満徹
Country of citizenship	Japan
Copyright status as a creator	Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer
Student of	Yasuji Kiyose , duration: 2 , start time: 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toru Takemitsu Is A Member Of

Pedagogue

Writer

Film Score Composer

Autodidact

Composer

Classical Guitarist

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