About
Self taught composer who was known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence. He scored more than ninety films and published twenty books.
Before Fame
He was conscripted by the Japanese military in 1944.
Trivia
He suffered from tuberculosis in his early twenties. His service in the military introduced him to Western classical music. He was a founding member of the artistic group Jikken Kōbō.
Family Life
He was married to Asaka Takemitsu.
Associated With
He named Claude Debussy as being influential to his early work.
