Biography
Yūji Takahashi (高橋 悠治, Takahashi Yūji, born 21 September 1938) is a composer, pianist, critic, conductor, and author. Yuji Takahashi studied under Roh Ogura and Minao Shibata at the Toho Gakuen School of Music. In 1960, he made his debut as a pianist by performing Bo Nilsson's Quantitäten. He received a grant from The Ford Foundation to study in West Berlin under Iannis Xenakis in 1962 and stayed in Europe until 1966, also stayed in New York under Rockefeller Foundation scholarship until 1972.
He founded 'Suigyu Gakudan' (Water Buffalo band) in 1978 as introducing international protest songs, starting from Thailand, mainly performing Asian songs, also published monthly journal 'Suigyu Tsushin'.
Filmography
all 8
Movies 8
Director 1
Momo Chenga (2002)
Hajike hōsenka (1984)
The Stolen Sea (1984)
Nuclear Scrapbook (1982)
Pale Flower (1964)
Pitfall (1962)
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-09-21 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
ChildrenAyuo Takahashi
SiblingsAki Takahashi
CitizenshipsJapan
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