Toru Takemitsu Movies
- 1962
A Full Life
A Full Life01962HD
A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.
- 1983
Tokyo Trial
Tokyo Trial6.751983HD
One of the major documentaries on a specific chapter in modern Japanese history, this look at the trial of Japanese militarists accused of war crimes...
- 1982
Prophecy
Prophecy01982HD
This rare documentary is one of the very last efforts from preeminent documentarist/activist Susumu Hani best known for his feature films. This one...
- 1965
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
The Song of the Bwana Toshi01965HD
Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction...
- 1965
The Koumiko Mystery
The Koumiko Mystery6.71965HD
While filming the Olympics, a filmmaker encounters a Japanese girl. Manchurian born and French educated, she's an intriguing anomaly. He films her...
- 1995
Spiritual Voices
Spiritual Voices5.8211995HD
In 1994, Alexander Sokurov accompanied Russian troops assigned to a frontier military post at the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border to film their...
- 1980
Ki or Breathing
Ki or Breathing7.31980HD
'Ki or Breathing' is a spare concoction assembled from slow motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.
- 1987
A Boy Named Hiroshima
A Boy Named Hiroshima01987HD
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...
- 1965
Jose Torres II
Jose Torres II6.51965HD
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...
- 1981
The Minamata Mural
The Minamata Mural01981HD
After a handful of groundbreaking films detailing the tragedy and suffering of the mercury-poisoned Japanese town of Minamata, documentary master...
- 1960
X (Batsu)
X (Batsu)01960HD
A man marks everything he encounters with an X, from telephone poles to fruit and books he fondles in markets to a woman he pursues who lies on the...
- 1963
Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan
Mon-Yo: Ornamental Motifs from Japan01963HD
This is a documentary centered on traditional Japanese patterns. To capture the unique sensibility of the Japanese people, the film features 170...
- 1961
Bad Boys
Bad Boys6.61961HD
A young delinquent takes part in a robbery and is sentenced to a juvenile detention center, where he clashes with other youths and reflects on his...
- 1980
The Lovers' Exile
The Lovers' Exile41980HD
An adaptation of “The Courier for Hell” (“Meido no Hikyaku”) by Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653-1725).
- 1992
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden01992HD
Exquisite exploration of landscape and Toru Takemitsu's music for a Japanese moss garden.
- 1979
House of Flames
House of Flames5.91979HD
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...
- 1962
Atami Blues
Atami Blues7.41962HD
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...
- 1978
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song
The Japanese Part 3: Farm Song01978HD
An hour long documentary looking at the life of the Kato family, Japanese farmers living in Miyazaki city, Miyagi prefecture
- 2023
A Slippage in Five Movements
A Slippage in Five Movements02023HD
A visual accompaniment to Tōru Takemitsu's sonically sparse composition 'Corona for Pianist(s)'. Taking inspiration from the graphic score that...
- 1955
Silver Wheel
Silver Wheel01955HD
A surrealist commercial for bicycles.