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Toshirō Mayuzumi

Profession
Sound
Born
February 20, 1929 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Died
April 10, 1997

Biography

Toshirō Mayuzumi (Japanese: 黛敏郎) (20 February 1929, Yokohama – 10 April 1997, Kawasaki) was a Japanese composer known for his implementation of avant-garde instrumentation alongside traditional Japanese musical techniques. His works drew inspiration from a variety of sources ranging from jazz to Balinese music, and he was considered a pioneer in the realm of musique concrète and electronic music (Editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica n.d.; Kozinn 1997), being the first artist in his country to explore these techniques (Layne n.d.). In the span of his career, his works included symphonies, ballets, operas, and film scores (Kennedy and Kennedy 2007), and was the recipient of an Otaka prize by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and the Purple Medal of Merit (Kirkup 1997).

Known for

Good Morning poster
Good Morning
Film · 1959 · ★ 7.7
The Bible: In the Beginning... poster
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Film · 1966 · ★ 7.3
Street of Shame poster
Street of Shame
Film · 1956 · ★ 7.7
Reflections in a Golden Eye poster
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Film · 1967 · ★ 6.5
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs poster
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Film · 1960 · ★ 8.0
The End of Summer poster
The End of Summer
Film · 1961 · ★ 7.5
The Insect Woman poster
The Insect Woman
Film · 1963 · ★ 7.2
Profound Desires of the Gods poster
Profound Desires of the Gods
Film · 1968 · ★ 7.4
Pigs and Battleships poster
Pigs and Battleships
Film · 1961 · ★ 7.1
The Pornographers poster
The Pornographers
Film · 1966 · ★ 7.3
Intentions of Murder poster
Intentions of Murder
Film · 1964 · ★ 7.0
Tokyo Olympiad poster
Tokyo Olympiad
Film · 1965 · ★ 7.7

Filmography