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Toshirō Mayuzumi

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1929-02-20

Deathday: 1997-04-10 (68 years old)

Biography

Toshiro Mayuzumi (黛敏郎 Mayuzumi Toshirō [majɯzɯmi toɕiɾoː]; 20 February 1929, in Yokohama – 10 April 1997, in 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).

Filmography

all 131

Movies 131

Composer

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Biography

Filmography

all 131

Movies 131

Apionata (1984)

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (1980)

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion (1978)

Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

Japan's Don (1977)

Evil Spirits in the Darkness (1971)

Noon and Midnight (1970)

Tiger Child (1970)

富士山頂 (1970)

The Girl I Abandoned (1969)

Safari 5000 (1969)

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Neon taiheiki (1968)

Good-bye Moscow (1968)

The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967)

A Man Vanishes (1967)

Asia-Pol (1967)

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun (1967)

Thirst for Love (1967)

The Black Sheep (1967)

The Daphne (1966)

The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)

The Heart of Hiroshima (1966)

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)

The Pornographers (1966)

The Start of Life (1965)

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Taking the Castle (1965)

The Radish and the Carrot (1965)

The Flame of Devotion (1964)

Revenge (1964)

Flora on the Sand (1964)

Intentions of Murder (1964)

You Can Succeed, Too (1964)

Brand of Evil (1964)

Black Sun (1964)

The Hunter's Diary (1964)

Only on Mondays (1964)

Bright Sea (1963)

The Insect Woman (1963)

The Gambling Monk (1963)

Tale of Scarlet Love (1963)

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)

Futari dake no toride (1963)

Bad Girl (1963)

I Fly for Kicks (1963)

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart (1963)

Born in Sin (1962)

Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)

Glass-Hearted Johnny (1962)

The Young and Bad (1962)

The Lucky General (1962)

I Hate But Love (1962)

Foundry Town (1962)

Black Lizard (1962)

Drunkard's Paradise (1962)

The Storm over Arabia (1961)

The End of Summer (1961)

That Guy and I (1961)

A Good Man, A Good Day (1961)

The Estuary (1961)

The Big Wave (1961)

Pigs and Battleships (1961)

Wait for Tomorrow (1960)

The False Student (1960)

The Warped Ones (1960)

The Dangerous Kiss (1960)

A Woman’s Uphill Slope (1960)

Jungle Block (1960)

Irohanihoheto (1960)

The Day of Youth (1960)

Mystery of the Himalayas (1960)

The Girls and the Students (1960)

The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-02-20

Deathday

1997-04-10 (68 years old)

Birth Place

Yokohama, Japan

Spouse

Yōko Katsuragi

Children

Rintarō Mayuzumi

Siblings

Tetsurō Mayuzumi

Citizenships

Empire of Japan, Japan

Also Known As

Toshiro Mayuzumi, 黛敏郎, Mayuzumi Toshirō, Mayuzumi Toshiro, Toshirō Mayuzumi

Awards

Medal with Purple Ribbon, Kikuchi Kan Prize, Otaka prize