Sound
Tōru Takemitsu
- Titles
- 106movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1955 to 2022, with a break from 1996 to 2021, busiest in 1964 with 8 main titles.
- Directed
- 1title as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Woman in the Dunes93/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Melancholy7.0average 4.7
- Spiritual3.6average 2.0
- Pathos6.6average 5.2
- Social Commentary6.4average 4.9
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Situational Comedy0.9, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.1, average 2.5
- Wholesome2.0, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 12
- Japanese Cinema 10
- Political Intrigue 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Melancholy 6
- Character Study 5
- Psychological Drama 5
- Documentary 4
- Slow Burn 4
- Japanese New Wave 4
- Philosophical 4
- Period Piece 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Masahiro ShinodaDirectorUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Ballad of Orin, Pale Flower, Silence, Himiko, +11 more
Shima IwashitaActorHarakiri, Twin Sisters of Kyoto, Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Ballad of Orin, Himiko, +6 more
Tatsuya NakadaiActorRan, Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, The Empty Table, +4 more- TTōichirō NarushimaDirectorTwin Sisters of Kyoto, The Ceremony, The Man Who Left His Will on Film, Double Suicide, Our Happiness Alone, +3 more
Masaki KobayashiDirectorHarakiri, Kwaidan, Samurai Rebellion, The Empty Table, Inn of Evil, +3 more
Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirectorWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, Rikyu, Antonio Gaudí, Pitfall, +2 more
Keiichi UraokaEditorEmpire of Passion, The Ceremony, The Inheritance, Lanterns on Blue Waters, Glowing Autumn, +2 more
Eiji OkadaActorWoman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, Silence, Samurai Spy, Assassination, +1 more
Susumu HaniWriterShe and He, Nanami: The Inferno of First Love, Bad Boys, The Song of the Bwana Toshi, Children Hand in Hand, +1 more- MMasao KosugiCinematographerPale Flower, Samurai Spy, A Flame at the Pier, Assassination, With Beauty and Sorrow, +1 more
- SSachiko YamajiEditorUnder the Blossoming Cherry Trees, Ballad of Orin, Himiko, Gonza the Spearman, The Petrified Forest, +1 more
Etsuko IchiharaActorSamurai Rebellion, The Face of Another, Black Rain, The Man Without a Map, Escape from Japan
Movies and TV shows
281990s
2 titles · average score 65
63
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1980s
7 titles · average score 71
61
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74
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48
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91
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82
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71
Music
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1970s
9 titles · average score 70
74
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72
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72
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71
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67
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67
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63
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73
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72
Original Music Composer
1960s
10 titles · average score 83
88
Writer, Original Music Composer
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89
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77
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84
as Man Smoking in Bar (uncredited)
86
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62
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93
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90
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76
Original Music Composer, Sound Designer