Who was Yasushi Akutagawa 's spouse in late 1940s?
Yasushi Akutagawa Biography . Akutagawa studied composition with Kunihiko Hashimoto , Kanichi Shimofusa and Akira Ifukube at the Tokyo Music School . He was one of the members of Sannin no kai ( The Three ) along with Ikuma Dan and Toshiro Mayuzumi . In 1954 , when Japan did not have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union yet , he entered the Soviet Union illegally , and made friends with Dmitri Shostakovich , Aram Khachaturian and Dmitri Kabalevsky . Akutagawa was the only Japanese composer whose works were officially published in the Soviet Union at that time . His 1950 Music for Symphony Orchestra reflects his love of the music of Shostakovich and Prokofiev . His compositions were influenced by Stravinsky , Shostakovich , Prokofiev and Akira Ifukube . He was popular as a master of ceremonies of TV shows as well . As an educator , he devoted himself to train an amateur orchestra , Shin Kokyo Gakudan ( The New Symphony Orchestra ) . Almost one year after Akutagawa died , in 1990 , the Akutagawa composition award was established in his memory . Akutagawa and The New Symphony Orchestra are the recipient of the 1976 Suntory Music Award . Selected list of works . Opera . - Orpheus in Hiroshima ( formerly Dark Mirror ) , text by Kenzaburō Ōe ( 1960 , revised 1967 ) Orchestral works . - Prelude for Symphony Orchestra ( 1947 ) - Trinita Sinfonica ( 1948 ) - Toccata ( 1949 ) - Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica ( Music for Symphony Orchestra ) ( 1950 ) - Triptyque for string orchestra ( 1953 ) - Prima Sinfonia ( Symphony No . 1 ) ( 1954 , revised 1955 ) - Divertimento ( 1955 ) - Symphony for Children Twin Stars for childrens choir and orchestra , text by Kenji Miyazawa ( 1957 ) - Ellora Symphony ( 1958 ) - Marcia in Do , for wind orchestra ( 1959 ) - Negative Picture for string orchestra ( 1966 ) - Ostinata Sinfonica ( 1967 , revised 1970 ) - Concerto Ostinato , for violoncello and orchestra ( 1969 ) - Rapsodia per Orchestra ( 1971 ) - Concerto Ostinato , for GX1 and orchestra ( 1974 ) - Lullaby of Akita for violin and orchestra ( 1977 ) - Poipa no Kawa to Poipa no Ki , for narrator and orchestra , text by Eriko Kishida ( 1979 ) - Allegro Ostinato ( 1986 ) - Sounds for organ and orchestra ( 1986 ) - Ballade on a Theme of Godzilla ( 1988 ) - Dedicated to Akira Ifukube - Inochi , for choir and orchestra ( 1988 ) Ballet . - Paradise Lost ( 1950 ) - A Dream Under the Lake ( 1950 ) ; lost - Kappa ( 1951 ) - Flame...star ( 炎も星も ) ( 1953 ) ; lost - The Spiders Thread ( 1968 ) - The Moon ( 1981 ) Ensemble/instrumental works . - Piano Trio ( 1946 ) - String Quartet ( 1948 ) - La Danse for piano ( 1948 ) - Shajin-Shu for soprano and piano , text by Haruo Sato ( 1949 ) - Ballade for violin and piano ( 1951 ) - Fantasia for Microphone , tape music ( 1953 ) - Nyambe , for harp , celesta , bass clarinet , 4 violas , 2 cellos , and double bass ( 1959 ) - Music for Strings No . 1 , for 4 violins , 2 violas , 2 cellos , and double bass ( 1962 ) - 24 Preludes : The Piano Pieces for Children ( 1979 ) Film scores . - The Skin of the South ( 南国の肌 Nangoku no hada ) ( 1952 ) - Where Chimneys Are Seen ( 1953 ) - Gate of Hell ( 1953 ) - Takekurabe ( たけくらべ Takekurabe ) , English titles include : Adolescence aka Growing Up Twice aka Growing Up aka Childs Play ( 1955 ) - The Hole ( 穴 Ana ) aka Hole in One aka The Pit ( 1957 ) - Fires on the Plain ( 1959 ) - Her Brother ( 1960 ) - Zero Focus ( 1961 ) - Ten Dark Women ( 1961 ) - Being Two Isnt Easy ( 1962 ) - The Broken Commandment ( 1962 ) - Alone Across the Pacific ( 1963 ) , with Toru Takemitsu - Portrait of Hell ( 1969 ) - Mt . Hakkoda ( 1977 ) - Village of Eight Gravestones ( 1977 ) - The Demon ( 1978 ) - The Incident ( 1978 ) - Nichiren ( 1979 ) - Suspicion ( 1982 ) , with Kurōdo Mōri Radio/Television scores . - Eriko to Tomoni , radio drama , NHK ( 1949 ) - Akō Rōshi ( Forty-seven Ronin ) , TV drama , NHK ( 1964 ) - Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari , TV anime ( 1981 ) - Opening and Ending Theme - Benkei , TV drama , NHK ( 1986 ) - Opening Theme