Toru Takemitsu Movies

  • 1961
    Women of Tokyo

    Women of Tokyo

    Women of Tokyo

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    Women of Tokyo
  • 1992
    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

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    Exquisite exploration of landscape and Toru Takemitsu's music for a Japanese moss garden.

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
  • 1966
    Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

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    Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

    Once a Rainy Day
  • 1987
    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

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    Japan, 1986. At the tail end of the world tour promoting their latest album Revenge, Eurythmics tops the charts. Between concerts, pop duo Annie...

    Brand New Day
  • 1965
    Jose Torres II

    Jose Torres II

    Jose Torres II

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    This is the sequel to Jose Torres (1959), the portrayal of Puerto Rican boxer Jose Torres, who won a silver medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. We...

    Jose Torres II
  • 1969
    Kyoto

    Kyoto

    Kyoto

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    Documentary on the city of Kyoto, Japan. Topics include the Ryoanji Temple stone garden, a geisha residence, the Katsura Imperial Villa, and the Gion...

    Kyoto
  • 1962
    Human Zoo

    Human Zoo

    Human Zoo

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    A montage of scenes that describe how people can be as bad as animals.

    Human Zoo
  • 1959
    Jose Torres

    Jose Torres

    Jose Torres

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    A documentary about the eponymous Puerto Rican boxer

    Jose Torres
  • 1962
    Atami Blues

    Atami Blues

    Atami Blues

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    A young woman arrives at a resort and is soon pursued by a young man. Initially, he appears to be infatuated with her, but it becomes clear he simply...

    Atami Blues
  • 1995
    Spiritual Voices

    Spiritual Voices

    Spiritual Voices

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    In 1994, Alexander Sokurov accompanied Russian troops assigned to a frontier military post at the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border to film their...

    Spiritual Voices
  • 2023
    A Slippage in Five Movements

    A Slippage in Five Movements

    A Slippage in Five Movements

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    A visual accompaniment to Tōru Takemitsu's sonically sparse composition 'Corona for Pianist(s)'. Taking inspiration from the graphic score that...

    A Slippage in Five Movements
  • 1984
    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

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    Filmed on the 100th anniversary of the labour union laws in France, the quasi-science fiction film is set in 2084. A robot moderator helps us look...

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
  • 1979
    House of Flames

    House of Flames

    House of Flames

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    Through puppets and animation, a traveler tells his story of walking through Settsu, coming to the town of Ikuta. He asks if someone can show him the...

    House of Flames
  • 1978
    The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

    The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

    The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song

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    An hour long documentary looking at the life of the Kato family, Japanese farmers living in Miyazaki city, Miyagi prefecture

    The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song
  • 1955
    Silver Wheel

    Silver Wheel

    Silver Wheel

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    A surrealist commercial for bicycles.

    Silver Wheel
  • 1981
    The Minamata Mural

    The Minamata Mural

    The Minamata Mural

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    After a handful of groundbreaking films detailing the tragedy and suffering of the mercury-poisoned Japanese town of Minamata, documentary master...

    The Minamata Mural
  • 1960
    X (Batsu)

    X (Batsu)

    X (Batsu)

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    A private 16-millimeter movie made by Shuntaro Tanikawa and Toru Takemitsu, who are passionately talking about movies, with a playful mind. Naozumi...

    X (Batsu)
  • 1987
    A Boy Named Hiroshima

    A Boy Named Hiroshima

    A Boy Named Hiroshima

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    Thirty-eight years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a boy is born with only a single day to live. Named "Hiroshima," he sets out into the city...

    A Boy Named Hiroshima