Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu wrote the music for ninety Japanese films and became closely associated with the directors of the Japanese New Wave of the 1960s. Among his most celebrated works are his scores for such Japanese classics as Teshigahara's Woman in the Dunes, Shinoda's Double Suicide, and Kurosawa's Ran. As Zwerin reveals, Takemitsu brought a genuine passion for the moview to his work and often began his collaboration with a director while the film was in pre-production. Zwerin's portrait of this celebrated composer includes interviews with director Nagisa Oshima and historian Donald Richie.