Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)
- Brief biographical sketch, summaries of orchestral and chamber music, and Naxos discography.
- http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/1020.htm

Mr. Toru Takemitsu
- Profile by Music from Japan with background information and links to works on file.
- http://www.musicfromjapan.org/resources/mfjc37.htm

Takemitsu, Toru
- Listing with Schott Musik International includes biography, photograph, background and influences, growth and development, and career and life accomplishments.
- http://www.schott-music.com/autoren/KomponistenAZ/show,3558.html

Toru Takemitsu
- Brief article championing him as a "serious" as well as a film composer with links. From the Classical Composers Database.
- http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=takemits

Tôru Takemitsu
- Filmography at IMDb with composer, writer, and actor credits for film and television, including the series Cosmos and the movie Ran.
- http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0006316/

Takemitsu, Toru (1930 - 1996), Japan
- Notable events, biographical data, recommended CDs, books, and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/takemitsu1996.html

The Brazen Head: Toru Takemitsu
- Discussion of several compositions influenced by or based upon the works of James Joyce.
- http://www.themodernword.com/joyce/music/takemitsu.html