Toshirō Mayuzumi

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).

Known For

Good Morning
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Street of Shame
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
The End of Summer
Birth Location Yokohama, Japan
Born 1929-02-20
Died 1997-04-10

Movies

1953

Movies

Appassionata Original Music Composer
1984
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai Original Music Composer
1980
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion Original Music Composer
1978
Japan's Don Original Music Composer
1977
1970
Tiger Child Original Music Composer
1970
The Girl I Abandoned Original Music Composer
1969
Safari 5000 Original Music Composer
1969
Profound Desires of the Gods Original Music Composer
1968
Neon taiheiki Original Music Composer
1968
Good-bye Moscow Original Music Composer
1968
The Sands of Kurobe Original Music Composer
1968
Reflections in a Golden Eye Original Music Composer
1967
A Man Vanishes Original Music Composer
1967
1967
Thirst for Love Original Music Composer
1967
The Black Sheep Original Music Composer
1967
The Daphne Original Music Composer
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... Original Music Composer
1966
The Heart of Hiroshima Original Music Composer
1966
The Pornographers Original Music Composer
1966
1965
Taking the Castle Original Music Composer
1965
The Radish and the Carrot Original Music Composer
1965
The Flame of Devotion Original Music Composer
1964
Revenge Original Music Composer
1964
Flora on the Sand Original Music Composer
1964
You Can Succeed, Too Original Music Composer
1964
1964
Black Sun Music
1964
The Hunter's Diary Original Music Composer
1964
The Insect Woman Original Music Composer
1963
The Gambling Monk Original Music Composer
1963
Bad Girl Original Music Composer
1963
1963
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart Original Music Composer
1963
Born in Sin Original Music Composer
1962
Rainbow Over Kinmon Original Music Composer
1962
Glass-Hearted Johnny Original Music Composer
1962
1962
I Hate But Love Original Music Composer
1962
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Original Music Composer
1962
Black Lizard Original Music Composer
1962
Drunkard's Paradise Original Music Composer
1962
The End of Summer Original Music Composer
1961
That Guy and I Original Music Composer
1961
A Good Man, A Good Day Original Music Composer
1961
The Estuary Original Music Composer
1961
The Estuary Music
1961
The Big Wave Music
1961
Pigs and Battleships Original Music Composer
1961
Wait for Tomorrow Original Music Composer
1960
The False Student Original Music Composer
1960
The Warped Ones Original Music Composer
1960
1960
Jungle Block Original Music Composer
1960
1960
The Day of Youth Original Music Composer
1960
The Girls and the Students Original Music Composer
1960
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs Original Music Composer
1960
1959
A Secret Rendezvous Original Music Composer
1959
My Second Brother Original Music Composer
1959
1959
Good Morning Original Music Composer
1959
Immoral Lecture Original Music Composer
1959
The Days of Evil Women Original Music Composer
1958
Endless Desire Original Music Composer
1958
Conflagration Original Music Composer
1958
The Seasons of Love Original Music Composer
1958
Stolen Desire Original Music Composer
1958
Woman Unveiled Original Music Composer
1958
Stakeout Original Music Composer
1958
The Flesh Is Weak Original Music Composer
1957
Temptation Music
1957
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era Original Music Composer
1957
1957
The Face Original Music Composer
1957
Karakoram Music
1956
Street of Shame Original Music Composer
1956
The Balloon Original Music Composer
1956
Christ in Bronze Original Music Composer
1955
Till We Meet Again Original Music Composer
1955
Ghost Story of Youth Original Music Composer
1955
Burden of Love Original Music Composer
1955
A Woman's Life Original Music Composer
1955
The Cock Crows Twice Original Music Composer
1954
1954
The Surf Music
1954
Edo no yubae Music
1954
The Woman in the Rumor Original Music Composer
1954
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow Original Music Composer
1954
1954
The Lovers Original Music Composer
1953
Youth of Heiji Senigata Original Music Composer
1953
1953
Mr. Pu Original Music Composer
1953
1953
This Way, That Way Original Music Composer
1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs Original Music Composer
1952
The Waves Original Music Composer
1952
1951
Ah Youth Music
1951
Home Sweet Home Original Music Composer
1951
Carmen Comes Home Original Music Composer
1951