Photo of Tôru Takemitsu
Photo of Tôru Takemitsu

Tôru Takemitsu

“The composer is like an actress who is very beautiful but may not be a great actress. A good director can make her a great actress – and a big star! So, like that I am expecting a good filmmaker to make me a good film composer!”

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    BLACK RAIN

    SHÔHEI IMAMURA Japan, 1989

    Black Rain’s Hiroshima bombing scenes are perhaps the most nightmarish, visceral recreation of their kind. But the deeply moving tragedy of the film comes more from how attempts at normalcy for survivors are thwarted; be it from delayed illness via the nuclear fallout or societal stigmas.

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