Fumio Hayasaka

Born August 19, 1914

† Died October 15, 1955

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Emerging from a musical family in Sendai, the composer moved with his parents to Sapporo in 1918 and later helped found the New Music League in 1933, an effort that quickly produced prize-winning concert pieces such as the 1935 radio competition winner and the 1938 Weingartner Prize work. After relocating to Tokyo in 1939, he shifted focus to film scoring and was already regarded as a leading cine… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources