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Toru Takemitsu's International Recognition and Cultural Legacy: Japanese Sounds Resonating Around the World

Toru Takemitsu's International Recognition and ...

Toru Takemitsu's talent was widely recognized and valued abroad as well as in Japan. From the 1960s, his name was heard increasingly at Western film festivals, and works featuring his...

Toru Takemitsu's International Recognition and ...

Toru Takemitsu's talent was widely recognized and valued abroad as well as in Japan. From the 1960s, his name was heard increasingly at Western film festivals, and works featuring his...

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound Design to Video Production

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound D...

An essential starting point for Toru Takemitsu's creative career was his activity with Jikken Kōbō, or the Experimental Workshop, founded with poet Shuzo Takiguchi and others in the early 1950s....

Toru Takemitsu and Film Music: Applying Sound D...

An essential starting point for Toru Takemitsu's creative career was his activity with Jikken Kōbō, or the Experimental Workshop, founded with poet Shuzo Takiguchi and others in the early 1950s....

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman in the Dunes to Ran

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman ...

Toru Takemitsu's career as a film composer began in earnest with Ko Nakahira's Crazed Fruit in 1956. Based on Shintaro Ishihara's novel, this Nikkatsu youth film portrays the decadence of...

Toru Takemitsu's Major Film Scores: From Woman ...

Toru Takemitsu's career as a film composer began in earnest with Ko Nakahira's Crazed Fruit in 1956. Based on Shintaro Ishihara's novel, this Nikkatsu youth film portrays the decadence of...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Applying Animation and Live Action to Video Production

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Films: Applying Special Effects and Composition to Video Production

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significance in Film History

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significa...

Sogo Ishii changed his name to Gakuryu Ishii in 2010 and entered a new creative phase. Notable works after the change include The Flower of Shanidar (2013) and Bitter Honey...

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significa...

Sogo Ishii changed his name to Gakuryu Ishii in 2010 and entered a new creative phase. Notable works after the change include The Flower of Shanidar (2013) and Bitter Honey...