Tōru Takemitsu

Composer. Born 8 October 1930 in Tokyo, Japan. Died 20 February 1996.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Born

8 October 1930, Tokyo, Japan

Died

20 February 1996

Active

1962–1985

Frequently works with

Tatsuya Nakadai

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

90Fi1m

86Critics

We rate Tōru’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $23m across 2 films with figures
Active: 1962–1985

Genres

Drama3
Action2
History2
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestRan1985

88WorstWoman in the Dunes1964

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61950s

541960s

201970s

221980s

71990s

22020s

Co-stars most worked with

Tatsuya Nakadai2 titles

Awards

Other awards3 won

Won1994Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition: Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
Won1990Maurice Ravel Prize: Maurice Ravel Prize
Won1985Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.