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
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
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Good Morning
(1959)
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Street of Shame
(1956)
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The End of Summer
(1961)
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
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Reflections in a Golden Eye
(1967)
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Profound Desires of the Gods
(1968)
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The Pornographers
(1966)
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The Insect Woman
(1963)
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Full Filmography
Sound
Carmen Comes Home
(1951)
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Home Sweet Home
(1951)
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Ah Youth
(1951)
Music
Pure White Nights
(1951)
Music
Carmen's Innocent Love
(1952)
Music and Songs
The Waves
(1952)
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The Woman Who Touched the Legs
(1952)
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This Way, That Way
(1952)
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The Lovers
(1953)
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Mr. Pu
(1953)
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Youth of Heiji Senigata
(1953)
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Sunflower Girl
(1953)
Sound
The Blue Revolution
(1953)
Music
Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido
(1953)
Music
The Woman in the Rumor
(1954)
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The Cock Crows Twice
(1954)
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Love and Duty
(1954)
Music
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
(1954)
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The Surf
(1954)
Music
Women's House
(1954)
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Edo no yubae
(1954)
Music
Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass
(1954)
Music
Christ in Bronze
(1955)
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Ghost Story of Youth
(1955)
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Burden of Love
(1955)
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Till We Meet Again
(1955)
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The Mask and Destiny
(1955)
Music
A Woman's Life
(1955)
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Street of Shame
(1956)
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The Balloon
(1956)
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Karakoram
(1956)
Music
Temptation
(1957)
Music
The Unbalanced Wheel
(1957)
Musician
The Face
(1957)
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The Flesh Is Weak
(1957)
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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
(1957)
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Stolen Desire
(1958)
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Endless Desire
(1958)
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Stakeout
(1958)
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The Days of Evil Women
(1958)
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The Seasons of Love
(1958)
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Conflagration
(1958)
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Woman Unveiled
(1958)
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Good Morning
(1959)
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Temptation on Glamour Island
(1959)
Music
A Secret Rendezvous
(1959)
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My Second Brother
(1959)
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Immoral Lecture
(1959)
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The Beast Shall Die
(1959)
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Pineapple Butai
(1959)
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The Day of Youth
(1960)
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The Warped Ones
(1960)
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When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
(1960)
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The False Student
(1960)
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The Girls and the Students
(1960)
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Wait for Tomorrow
(1960)
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Jungle Block
(1960)
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The Dangerous Kiss
(1960)
Music
Irohanihoheto
(1960)
Music
The End of Summer
(1961)
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Pigs and Battleships
(1961)
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That Guy and I
(1961)
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The Big Wave
(1961)
Music
A Good Man, A Good Day
(1961)
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The Estuary
(1961)
Music and Original Music Composer
I Hate But Love
(1962)
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Black Lizard
(1962)
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Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow
(1962)
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Drunkard's Paradise
(1962)
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Born in Sin
(1962)
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Rainbow Over Kinmon
(1962)
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Glass-Hearted Johnny
(1962)
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The Lucky General
(1962)
Music
The Insect Woman
(1963)
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Bad Girl
(1963)
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
(1963)
Music
I Fly for Kicks
(1963)
Music
The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart
(1963)
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The Gambling Monk
(1963)
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Futari dake no toride
(1963)
Music
Tale of Scarlet Love
(1963)
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The Flame of Devotion
(1964)
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You Can Succeed, Too
(1964)
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Black Sun
(1964)
Music
Intentions of Murder
(1964)
Music
The Hunter's Diary
(1964)
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Flora on the Sand
(1964)
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Revenge
(1964)
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Brand of Evil
(1964)
Music
Tokyo Olympiad
(1965)
Music
The Radish and the Carrot
(1965)
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Taking the Castle
(1965)
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
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The Pornographers
(1966)
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The Daphne
(1966)
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The Heart of Hiroshima
(1966)
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A Man Vanishes
(1967)
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Reflections in a Golden Eye
(1967)
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The Black Sheep
(1967)
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Thirst for Love
(1967)
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Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun
(1967)
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Good-bye Moscow
(1968)
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Profound Desires of the Gods
(1968)
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Neon taiheiki
(1968)
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The Sands of Kurobe
(1968)
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The Girl I Abandoned
(1969)
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Safari 5000
(1969)
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Tiger Child
(1970)
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Moon and Midnight
(1970)
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Evil Spirits in the Darkness
(1971)
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Japan's Don
(1977)
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Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
(1978)
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Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
(1980)
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Appassionata
(1984)
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Acting
Crew