Toru Takemitsu Movies

  • 1962
    The Body

    The Body

    The Body

    71962HD

    The sexual experiences of the passionate Sakiko, from her fling with her boss in her first job to her ending up as a prostitute.

    The Body
  • 1972
    Summer Soldiers

    Summer Soldiers

    Summer Soldiers

    61972HD

    The plight of U.S. Army deserters from Vietnam on the run in Japan, centering on the culture clash between the troubled Americans and the Japanese...

    Summer Soldiers
  • 1966
    The Kii River

    The Kii River

    The Kii River

    81966HD

    Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

    The Kii River
  • 1965
    The Song of the Bwana Toshi

    The Song of the Bwana Toshi

    The Song of the Bwana Toshi

    01965HD

    Traveling to Africa in a cultural exchange program, a young Japanese engineer discovers a world completely unlike the one he knows. His interaction...

    The Song of the Bwana Toshi
  • 1969
    Bullet Wound

    Bullet Wound

    Bullet Wound

    61969HD

    Yuzo Kayama is an American-Japanese operative working for the US to uncover an arms deal between an American seller and Chinese communists, and to...

    Bullet Wound
  • 1968
    Hymn to a Tired Man

    Hymn to a Tired Man

    Hymn to a Tired Man

    7.81968HD

    Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son's fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

    Hymn to a Tired Man
  • 1992
    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden

    01992HD

    Exquisite exploration of landscape and Toru Takemitsu's music for a Japanese moss garden.

    Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
  • 1982
    Prophecy

    Prophecy

    Prophecy

    01982HD

    This rare documentary is one of the very last efforts from preeminent documentarist/activist Susumu Hani best known for his feature films. This one...

    Prophecy
  • 1973
    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

    Time Within Memory

    51973HD

    Minoru visits his home on Okinoerabu island for the first time in thirty years. Seeing the old man who used to be in love with his mother, Minoru...

    Time Within Memory
  • 1979
    House of Flames

    House of Flames

    House of Flames

    5.91979HD

    Through puppets and animation, a traveler tells his story of walking through Settsu, coming to the town of Ikuta. He asks if someone can show him the...

    House of Flames
  • 1967
    Clouds at Sunset

    Clouds at Sunset

    Clouds at Sunset

    61967HD

    A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her...

    Clouds at Sunset
  • 1972
    Dear Summer Sister

    Dear Summer Sister

    Dear Summer Sister

    4.31972HD

    14-year-old Sunaoko travels from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, with her father’s young fiancée Momoko in search of her half-brother whom she...

    Dear Summer Sister
  • 1985
    The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

    5.31985HD

    One year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths....

    The Empty Table
  • 1966
    Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

    Once a Rainy Day

    01966HD

    Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

    Once a Rainy Day
  • 1962
    A Full Life

    A Full Life

    A Full Life

    01962HD

    A woman becomes dissatisfied with her marriage and joins a political theater troupe to protest the U.S. Security Pact.

    A Full Life
  • 1964
    The Call of Flesh

    The Call of Flesh

    The Call of Flesh

    01964HD

    A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and...

    The Call of Flesh
  • 1957
    When It Rains, It Pours

    When It Rains, It Pours

    When It Rains, It Pours

    01957HD

    Tane, the lady proprietor of an inn for amorous couples, lives there with her three children. When her eldest daughter loses her fiancé due to...

    When It Rains, It Pours
  • 1987
    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

    Brand New Day

    61987HD

    Japan, 1986. At the tail end of the world tour promoting their latest album Revenge, Eurythmics tops the charts. Between concerts, pop duo Annie...

    Brand New Day
  • 1964
    Our Happiness Alone

    Our Happiness Alone

    Our Happiness Alone

    01964HD

    Mototsugu is the younger son of Akira Sakawa, a director of an advertising agency whose mother, Nobuko, is ill with cancer of the liver. His elder...

    Our Happiness Alone
  • 1968
    Two Hearts in the Rain

    Two Hearts in the Rain

    Two Hearts in the Rain

    01968HD

    Love story of a working-class boy and girl.

    Two Hearts in the Rain