Tōru Takemitsu Movies

  • 1995
    Sharaku

    Sharaku

    Sharaku

    71995HD

    Crippled Kabuki player Tonbo is taken in by a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold art, and...

    Sharaku
  • 1971
    Inn of Evil

    Inn of Evil

    Inn of Evil

    6.31971HD

    In feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world is strictly prohibited, an idealist appears at an isolated inn, headquarters of...

    Inn of Evil
  • 1974
    Himiko

    Himiko

    Himiko

    6.91974HD

    A reimagination of the myth of Himiko, focused on her divine role as a sun goddess's oracle and her forbidden love for her half-brother Takehiko,...

    Himiko
  • 1989
    Rikyu

    Rikyu

    Rikyu

    7.51989HD

    Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi...

    Rikyu
  • 1962
    Pitfall

    Pitfall

    Pitfall

    7.31962HD

    A man wanders into a seemingly deserted town with his young son in search of work. But after a bit of bad luck, he joins the town's population of...

    Pitfall
  • 2022
    Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

    Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

    Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution

    02022HD

    Conductor Vitali Alekseenok pays tribute to the stifled uprising of the Belarusian people in 2020 and 2021. A concert presented at Ludwigsburg...

    Ludwigsburg Castle Festival 2022 - The Unfinished Revolution
  • 1988
    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

    6.81988HD

    Young orphan Onimaru is adopted by the wealthy Yamabe family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his...

    Wuthering Heights
  • 1965
    Samurai Spy

    Samurai Spy

    Samurai Spy

    6.41965HD

    Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a...

    Samurai Spy
  • 1963
    Alone Across the Pacific

    Alone Across the Pacific

    Alone Across the Pacific

    71963HD

    Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful...

    Alone Across the Pacific
  • 1962
    The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

    The Inheritance

    7.31962HD

    A dying businessman intends to will ¥200 million to his three illegitimate children, but his associates scheme to take advantage of the situation.

    The Inheritance
  • 1963
    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto

    6.51963HD

    In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins...

    Twin Sisters of Kyoto
  • 1985
    The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

    6.91985HD

    One year after the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths, all the other...

    The Empty Table
  • 1980
    Ki or Breathing

    Ki or Breathing

    Ki or Breathing

    7.31980HD

    'Ki or Breathing' is a spare concoction assembled from slow motion shots of nature and set to a score by the much-acclaimed Tohru Takemitsu.

    Ki or Breathing
  • 1965
    Beast Alley

    Beast Alley

    Beast Alley

    71965HD

    Desperate to escape her grueling life caring for her paralyzed husband, Tamiko murders him and burns down their home to start anew. She is soon...

    Beast Alley
  • 1968
    The Man Without a Map

    The Man Without a Map

    The Man Without a Map

    6.71968HD

    A private detective is hired to find a missing man by his wife. While his search is unsuccessful, the detective's own life begins to resemble the man...

    The Man Without a Map
  • 1965
    Illusion of Blood

    Illusion of Blood

    Illusion of Blood

    6.41965HD

    The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.

    Illusion of Blood
  • 1985
    Fire Festival

    Fire Festival

    Fire Festival

    5.71985HD

    Tatsuo, a reverent lumberjack, seeks to disrupt plans to build a marine park on his family land, instead promoting his traditions in reactionary ways.

    Fire Festival
  • 1984
    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure

    6.21984HD

    Made for the centenary of France’s trade union laws, Chris Marker’s 2084 imagines a future in which a computer looks back on the labor...

    2084: Video Clip for the Trade Unions' Reflection and Pleasure
  • 1963
    Pressure of Guilt

    Pressure of Guilt

    Pressure of Guilt

    7.51963HD

    A seasoned prosecutor uncovers the perfect crime committed by a young lawyer.

    Pressure of Guilt
  • 1975
    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

    71975HD

    A mountain bandit abducts a woman who demands he kill his other wives to please her, leading to a cycle of violence and madness fueled by...

    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees