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Toshi Ichiyanagi

Profession
Sound
Born
February 4, 1933 · Kobe, Japan
Died
October 7, 2022

Biography

Toshi Ichiyanagi (一柳 慧 Ichiyanagi Toshi, born 4 February 1933) is a Japanese composer and pianist. Ichiyanagi was born in Kobe. He studied with Tomojirō Ikenouchi, Kishio Hirao [fr; ja], and John Cage. One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition Kaiki, which combined Japanese instruments, shō and koto, and western instruments, harmonica and saxophone. Another work, Distance (1961), required the performers to play from a distance of three meters from their instruments. Anima 7 (1964) stated that chosen action should be performed "as slowly as possible". Ichiyanagi was married to Yoko Ono from 1956 to 1963. Ichiyanagi is the recipient of the 33rd Suntory Music Award (2001) and the Foundation for Contemporary Arts John Cage Award (2018). He has been honored with Japan's Order of Culture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Toshi Ichiyanagi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Pitfall poster
Pitfall
Film · 1962 · ★ 7.3
Eros + Massacre poster
Eros + Massacre
Film · 1969 · ★ 7.3
Heroic Purgatory poster
Heroic Purgatory
Film · 1970 · ★ 7.0
Atman poster
Atman
Film · 1975 · ★ 6.6
Coup d'Etat poster
Coup d'Etat
Film · 1973 · ★ 6.5
A Story Written with Water poster
A Story Written with Water
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.3
Farewell to the Summer Light poster
Farewell to the Summer Light
Film · 1968 · ★ 6.9
Confessions Among Actresses poster
Confessions Among Actresses
Film · 1971 · ★ 6.0
Everything Visible Is Empty poster
Everything Visible Is Empty
Film · 1975
Metastasis poster
Metastasis
Film · 1971
Kachi Kachi Yama poster
Kachi Kachi Yama
Film · 1965
Expansion poster
Expansion
Film · 1973

Filmography