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Known For: Sound
Born: February 20, 1929
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Died: April 10, 1997

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).

Filmography

Appassionata

1984 · Original Music Composer

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai

1980 · Original Music Composer

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978 · Original Music Composer

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977 · Original Music Composer

Japan's Don

1977 · Original Music Composer

Evil Spirits in the Darkness

1971 · Original Music Composer

Noon and Midnight

1970 · Original Music Composer

Tiger Child

1970 · Original Music Composer

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970 · Original Music Composer

The Girl I Abandoned

1969 · Original Music Composer

Safari 5000

1969 · Original Music Composer

Profound Desires of the Gods

1968 · Original Music Composer

Neon taiheiki

1968 · Original Music Composer

Good-bye Moscow

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Sands of Kurobe

1968 · Original Music Composer

Reflections in a Golden Eye

1967 · Original Music Composer

A Man Vanishes

1967 · Original Music Composer

Juvenile Delinquent: Shout of the Rising Sun

1967 · Original Music Composer

Thirst for Love

1967 · Original Music Composer

The Black Sheep

1967 · Original Music Composer

The Daphne

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Heart of Hiroshima

1966 · Original Music Composer

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Pornographers

1966 · Original Music Composer

Tokyo Olympiad

1965 · Original Music Composer

Taking the Castle

1965 · Original Music Composer

The Radish and the Carrot

1965 · Original Music Composer

The Flame of Devotion

1964 · Original Music Composer

Revenge

1964 · Original Music Composer

The Eternal Life

1964 · Original Music Composer

Flora on the Sand

1964 · Original Music Composer

Intentions of Murder

1964 · Original Music Composer

You Can Succeed, Too

1964 · Original Music Composer

Brand of Evil

1964 · Original Music Composer

Black Sun

1964 · Original Music Composer

The Hunter's Diary

1964 · Original Music Composer

Monrō no yōna onna

1964 · Original Music Composer

The Insect Woman

1963 · Original Music Composer

The Gambling Monk

1963 · Original Music Composer

Tale of Scarlet Love

1963 · Original Music Composer

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

1963 · Original Music Composer

Futari dake no toride

1963 · Original Music Composer

Bad Girl

1963 · Original Music Composer

I Fly for Kicks

1963 · Original Music Composer

Sensation Seekers

1963 · Original Music Composer

The Mud-Spattered Pure Heart

1963 · Original Music Composer

Born in Sin

1962 · Original Music Composer

Rainbow Over Kinmon

1962 · Original Music Composer

Glass-Hearted Johnny

1962 · Original Music Composer

The Lucky General

1962 · Original Music Composer

I Hate But Love

1962 · Original Music Composer

Foundry Town

1962 · Original Music Composer

Black Lizard

1962 · Original Music Composer

Drunkard's Paradise

1962 · Original Music Composer

The Storm over Arabia

1961 · Original Music Composer

The End of Summer

1961 · Original Music Composer

That Guy and I

1961 · Original Music Composer

A Good Man, A Good Day

1961 · Original Music Composer

The Estuary

1961 · Original Music Composer

The Big Wave

1961 · Original Music Composer

Pigs and Battleships

1961 · Original Music Composer

Wait for Tomorrow

1960 · Original Music Composer

The False Student

1960 · Original Music Composer

The Warped Ones

1960 · Original Music Composer

The Dangerous Kiss

1960 · Original Music Composer

A Woman’s Uphill Slope

1960 · Original Music Composer

Jungle Block

1960 · Original Music Composer

Irohanihoheto

1960 · Original Music Composer

The Day of Youth

1960 · Original Music Composer

Banana

1960 · Music

Mystery of the Himalayas

1960 · Original Music Composer

Students and Daughters

1960 · Original Music Composer

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

1960 · Original Music Composer

Pineapple Butai

1959 · Original Music Composer

A Secret Rendezvous

1959 · Original Music Composer

Kiri aru jyoji

1959 · Music

My Second Brother

1959 · Original Music Composer

Young Lovers

1959 · Original Music Composer

Akatsuki no chiheisen

1959 · Original Music Composer

Yujiro in Europe

1959 · Original Music Composer

The Beast Shall Die

1959 · Original Music Composer

Good Morning

1959 · Original Music Composer

Talented Woman

1959 · Original Music Composer

Temptation on Glamour Island

1959 · Original Music Composer

Immoral Lecture

1959 · Original Music Composer

The Days of Evil Women

1958 · Original Music Composer

Endless Desire

1958 · Original Music Composer

Zoku fûfu hyakkei

1958 · Original Music Composer

Yurakucho 0 Street

1958 · Original Music Composer

Conflagration

1958 · Original Music Composer

The Young Beast

1958 · Original Music Composer

The Seasons of Love

1958 · Original Music Composer

Gendai Mushuku

1958 · Music

Stolen Desire

1958 · Original Music Composer

Hibi no haishin

1958 · Original Music Composer

Woman Unveiled

1958 · Original Music Composer

Stakeout

1958 · Original Music Composer

The Unbalanced Wheel

1957 · Original Music Composer

But the Flesh is Weak

1957 · Original Music Composer

Shūkin ryokō

1957 · Original Music Composer

Temptation

1957 · Original Music Composer

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

1957 · Original Music Composer

The Eye of Heaven

1957 · Music

The Face

1957 · Original Music Composer

A Brother and His Sister

1956 · Music

Karakoram

1956 · Original Music Composer

The Lady Was Pawn

1956 · Music

Street of Shame

1956 · Original Music Composer

The Balloon

1956 · Original Music Composer

Youth

1955 · Music

Christ in Bronze

1955 · Original Music Composer

The Mask and Destiny

The Mask and Destiny

1955 · Original Music Composer

Till We Meet Again

1955 · Original Music Composer

Ghost Story of Youth

1955 · Original Music Composer

Burden of Love

1955 · Original Music Composer

A Woman's Life

1955 · Original Music Composer

Silver Wheel

1955 · Original Music Composer

The Cock Crows Twice

1954 · Original Music Composer

Women's House

1954 · Original Music Composer

12 Chapters About Women

1954 · Original Music Composer

The Surf

1954 · Original Music Composer

Aku no tanoshisa

1954 · Original Music Composer

Mother's First Love

1954 · Original Music Composer

Edo no yubae

1954 · Original Music Composer

The Woman in the Rumor

1954 · Original Music Composer

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

1954 · Original Music Composer

Youth’s Romance Seat: Sitting on the grass

1954 · Original Music Composer

Love and Duty

1954 · Original Music Composer

The Lovers

1953 · Original Music Composer

Youth of Heiji Senigata

1953 · Original Music Composer

The Blue Revolution

1953 · Original Music Composer

Ganpeki

1953 · Original Music Composer

Mr. Pu

1953 · , Original Music Composer

Sunflower Girl

1953 · Original Music Composer

Natsuko’s Adventure in Hokkaido

1953 · Original Music Composer

This Way, That Way

1952 · Original Music Composer

Carmen's Innocent Love

1952 · Songs, Original Music Composer

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952 · Original Music Composer

The Waves

1952 · Original Music Composer

Pure White Nights

1951 · Original Music Composer

The Love Letter Trial

1951 · Music

Ah, Youth

1951 · Original Music Composer

Carmen Comes Home

1951 · Original Music Composer

Home Sweet Home

1951 · Original Music Composer

Homecoming

1950 · Original Music Composer

Toshirō Mayuzumi · Virelixia