Biography
Takanobu Saitō, also credited as Kojun Saitô, was a Japanese composer and conductor. He was born in Tokyo on 8 December 1924 and died on 11 April 2004.
He is best known for composing the scores for several films directed by Yasujirō Ozu, including Tokyo Story (1953), Early Spring (1956), Tokyo Twilight (1957), Equinox Flower (1958), Floating Weeds (1959), Late Autumn (1960) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He also wrote music for other films and composed orchestral, wind band and chamber works.
