#toru takemitsu

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Toru Takemitsu making the sound with crystal glassware for Hiroshi Teshigahara's film "The Face of Another" (1966).

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All That She Wants (Ace of Base cover) by LAFAWNDAH - Directed by Analisa Teachworth

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episode two sixty four | TAKEMITSU — tapecase radio on BFF.fm

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Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) - Toward The Sea II (for Alto Flute, Harp and String Orchestra)

Yolanda Kondonassis · Joshua Smith · Bridget-Michaele Reischl · Oberlin 21

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Horror Movie of the day: Kwaidan (1964)

What are ghosts? How do they manifest when show up? It could be in the guilt of a samurai, who left his wife in order to advance his position by remarrying to the daughter of an important family only to try and come back to his lost love. It could be a woodcutter's fear after surviving an encounter with the Yuki Onna, woman of snow, in the condition he keeps this encounter to himself. Maybe it's in the strange aura the Emperor has when asking a blind musician to perform for him in an univiting court. Or maybe, they could be found in the distorted reflection a warrior sees in his cup of tea. These are the stories from the beyond.

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi and based on a collection of traditional stories compilled by Lafcadio Hearn, this is arguably still the ultimate ghost anthology to ever come out of Japan. It quite intelligently favors the psychological angle for the characters who experience the stories, which enhances the illogic and fright of the supernatural terrors they face while also landing them exquisite thematic depth. It's a set of four separate strong scripts that could survive even with lesser visuals.

That isn't to say the movie isn't a visual treat, however. With a lavish production design, it isn't afraid of playing loose with the visual realism where it finds it fitting, using fairly obvious but strongly expressionistic set designs where the backgrounds are clearly painted. And since all these are traditional folkloric stories, this aesthetic qurik lends them a theatre-like quality as if you were watching a Noh play, while also having some absolutely STELLAR cinematography and a breathtaking color palette that fits the mood of each story.

It's on the long end with a little over three hours of runtime, but this just means every story gets it's proper due and it's all the more worthy for it. This isn't just a horror classic, it's an absolute must watch for any enthusiast of the art of cinema.

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R.I.P 谷川俊太郎 / Shuntaro Tanikawa

小室等 / Hitoshi Komuro - 死んだ男の残したものは / All That the Man Left Behind When He Died Music: 武満徹 / Toru Takemitsu Words: 谷川俊太郎 / Shuntaro Tanikawa

死んだ男の残したものは ひとりの妻とひとりの子ども 他には何も残さなかった 墓石ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ女の残したものは しおれた花とひとりの子ども 他には何も残さなかった 着もの一枚残さなかった

死んだ子どもの残したものは ねじれた脚と乾いた涙 他には何も残さなかった 思い出ひとつ残さなかった

死んだ兵士の残したものは こわれた銃とゆがんだ地球 他には何も残せなかった 平和ひとつ残せなかった

死んだかれらの残したものは 生きてるわたし生きてるあなた 他には誰も残っていない 他には誰も残っていない

死んだ歴史の残したものは 輝く今日とまた来るあした 他には何も残っていない 他には何も残っていない