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Teiji Itô(1935-1982)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993)
Teiji Itô was born on 22 January 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a composer and director, known for Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993), Little Joe (2019) and Maeva (1961). He was married to Maya Deren, Cherel Ito, Gail Ryan and Ilene Itô. He died on 16 August 1982 in Haiti.
BornJanuary 22, 1935
DiedAugust 16, 1982(47)
BornJanuary 22, 1935
DiedAugust 16, 1982(47)
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Known for

Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993)
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
6.6
  • Composer(as Teiji Ito)
  • 1993
Ben Whishaw and Emily Beecham in Little Joe (2019)
Little Joe
5.8
  • Music Department(as Teiji Ito)
  • 2019
Maeva (1961)
Maeva
  • Composer(as Teiji Ito)
  • 1961
The Virgin President (1968)
The Virgin President
7.3
  • Composer(as Teiji Ito)
  • 1968

Credits

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Composer

  • Maya Deren's Sink (2025)
    Maya Deren's Sink
    6.4
    Video
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 2025
  • Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 2012
  • Maya Deren, Take 0 (2012)
    Maya Deren, Take 0
    7.6
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 2012
  • El agujero
    Short
    • original music by (as Teiji Ito)
    • 2005
  • Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993)
    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
    6.6
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1993
  • The Virgin President (1968)
    The Virgin President
    7.3
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1968
  • Orgia (1967)
    Orgia
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1967
  • Flora
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1965
  • Dionysus (1963)
    Dionysus
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1963
  • The Dragon's Tears
    Short
    • composer
    • 1963
  • Moonplay
    7.4
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1962
  • Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1961)
    Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
    5.9
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1961
  • Bagatelle for Willard Maas
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1961
  • Maeva (1961)
    Maeva
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1961
  • The Language of Faces (1961)
    The Language of Faces
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1961

Music Department

  • Ben Whishaw and Emily Beecham in Little Joe (2019)
    Little Joe
    5.8
    • Music Department (as Teiji Ito)
    • 2019
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • music composed & conducted by (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1964
  • Lifelines (1960)
    Lifelines
    6.6
    Short
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 1960

Director

  • Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti (1993)
    Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
    6.6
    • original footage (as Teiji Ito)
    • 1993

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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Teiji Ito
  • Born
    • January 22, 1935
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • August 16, 1982
    • Haiti(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Maya Deren1960 - October 13, 1961 (her death)
  • Children
    • Tavia Itô
  • Parents
      Yuji Itô
  • Relatives
      Koreya Senda(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    Album, "King Ubu," Tzadik/Hips Road Records TZ 7036, 1998.

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    Was a self-taught composer and musician who played almost all the instruments in his compositions.

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