Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu

Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1994

Runtime

0h 58m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu

Director

Charlotte Zwerin

Description

Inspired to write music after hearing the French song "Parlez-Moi d'Amour" during World War II, film composer Toru Takemitsu enjoyed a rich career working with many of Japanese cinema's greatest directors. Rarely interviewed filmmakers such as Hiroshi Teshigahara (Woman in the Dunes) and Masaki Kobayashi (Kaidan) expound on the varied sonic palettes Takemitsu left upon their works.