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Portrait of Tōru Takemitsu

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Tōru Takemitsu

Career

Active from 1955 to 2022, with a break from 1996 to 2021, busiest in 1964 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tōru Takemitsu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 13
  • Japanese Cinema 10
  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Melancholy 7
  • Psychological Drama 6
  • Character Study 5
  • Period Piece 5
  • Japanese New Wave 5
  • Documentary 4
  • Slow Burn 4
  • Philosophical 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
A Slippage in Five Movements
A Slippage in Five Movements (2023)

Music

Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution
Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution (2022)

Original Music Composer

1990s

7 titles · average score 65
Sharaku
Sharaku (1995)
GoodWatch score 68

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100 Years of Japanese Cinema
100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Spiritual Voices
Spiritual Voices (1995)
GoodWatch score 74

Music

Rising Sun
Rising Sun (1993)
GoodWatch score 51

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Basara: The Princess Goh
Basara: The Princess Goh (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

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Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden (1992)

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The Inland Sea
The Inland Sea (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

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1980s

20 titles · average score 75
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 76

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Rikyu
Rikyu (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

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Gonza the Spearman
Gonza the Spearman (1986)
GoodWatch score 70

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Ran
Ran (1985)
GoodWatch score 91

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Fire Festival
Fire Festival (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

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A. K.
A. K. (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

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The Empty Table
The Empty Table (1985)

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Antonio Gaudí
Antonio Gaudí (1984)
GoodWatch score 86

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Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial (1983)
GoodWatch score 73

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Ki or Breathing
Ki or Breathing (1980)

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An Ocean to Cross
An Ocean to Cross (1980)

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1970s

19 titles · average score 69
Empire of Passion
Empire of Passion (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

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Ballad of Orin
Ballad of Orin (1977)
GoodWatch score 75

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Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

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The Fossil
The Fossil (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

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Himiko
Himiko (1974)
GoodWatch score 70

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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest (1973)
GoodWatch score 66

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Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

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Silence
Silence (1971)
GoodWatch score 71

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Inn of Evil
Inn of Evil (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

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The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

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Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den (1970)
GoodWatch score 73

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The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

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1960s

54 titles · average score 74
Double Suicide
Double Suicide (1969)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer, Writer

Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
GoodWatch score 89

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Two in the Shadow
Two in the Shadow (1967)
GoodWatch score 78

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The Face of Another
The Face of Another (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

as Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

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Samurai Spy
Samurai Spy (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

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Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
GoodWatch score 93

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Pale Flower
Pale Flower (1964)
GoodWatch score 86

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Harakiri
Harakiri (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

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Pitfall
Pitfall (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

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The Inheritance
The Inheritance (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

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Love at Twenty
Love at Twenty (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

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1950s

6 titles · average score 87
Jose Torres
Jose Torres (1959)

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People Waiting for Spring
People Waiting for Spring (1959)

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Vagabond Lovers
Vagabond Lovers (1959)

Music

When It Rains, It Pours
When It Rains, It Pours (1957)

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Crazed Fruit
Crazed Fruit (1956)
GoodWatch score 87

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Silver Wheel
Silver Wheel (1955)

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