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Yasushi Akutagawa(1925-1989)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Yasushi Akutagawa was born on 12 July 1925 in Tabata, Präfektur Tokio, Japan. He was a composer, known for The Castle of Sand (1974), Village of Eight Gravestones (1977) and Mount Hakkoda (1977). He died on 31 January 1989.
BornJuly 12, 1925
DiedJanuary 31, 1989(63)
BornJuly 12, 1925
DiedJanuary 31, 1989(63)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Castle of Sand
7.3
  • Composer
  • 1974
Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
Village of Eight Gravestones
6.4
  • Composer
  • 1977
Mount Hakkoda (1977)
Mount Hakkoda
6.9
  • Composer
  • 1977
Hideko Takamine, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Ken Uehara in Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
Where Chimneys Are Seen
7.5
  • Composer
  • 1953

Credits

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Composer

  • Suspicion (1982)
    Suspicion
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
    Maboroshi no mizuumi
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Ai no gakko cuore monogatari (1981)
    Ai no gakko cuore monogatari
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • Furueru shita (1980)
    Furueru shita
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Wicked (1980)
    The Wicked
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Three Undelivered Letters (1979)
    The Three Undelivered Letters
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Nichiren (1979)
    Nichiren
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Demon (1978)
    The Demon
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • The Incident (1978)
    The Incident
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
    Village of Eight Gravestones
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • Mount Hakkoda (1977)
    Mount Hakkoda
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1977
  • The Castle of Sand (1974)
    The Castle of Sand
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • The Shadow Within (1970)
    The Shadow Within
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Jigokuhen (1969)
    Jigokuhen
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Nami kage (1965)
    Nami kage
    • Composer
    • 1965

Music Department

  • Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
    NET Opera Theater
    TV Series
    • music by
    • 1970
  • An Actor's Revenge (1963)
    An Actor's Revenge
    7.3
    • composer: additional music
    • 1963

Soundtrack

  • Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
    Maboroshi no mizuumi
    6.0
    • arranger: "Les Préludes"
    • performer: "Les Préludes"
    • 1982
  • Ai no gakko cuore monogatari (1981)
    Ai no gakko cuore monogatari
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Cuore monogatari" ("The Story of Cuore"), "shiroi nikki" ("White Diary")
    • 1981
  • Elaine Bonazzi in The Trial of Mary Lincoln (1972)
    NET Opera Theater
    TV Series
    • music: "Orpheus in Hiroshima"
    • 1970
  • Ragpicker's Angel (1958)
    Ragpicker's Angel
    5.4
    • writer: "Ari no machi no Maria (aka: Ragpicker's Angel)"
    • 1958
  • Northern Elegy (1957)
    Northern Elegy
    6.9
    • music: "Banka", "Mimizuku za no uta"
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 12, 1925
    • Tabata, Präfektur Tokio, Japan
  • Died
    • January 31, 1989

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Ryûnosuke Akutagawa.

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