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Yasushi Akutagawa (Japanese: 芥川也寸志; July 12, 1925 - January 31, 1989) was a Japanese composer and conductor. He was born and raised in Tabata, Tokyo. His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Akutagawa was taught composition by Kunihiko Hashimoto and Akira Ifukube at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music. He was one of the members of "The Three" (Sannin no kai) along with Ikuma Dan and Toshiro Mayuzumi.
In 1954, when Japan did not yet have diplomatic relations with the Soviet…
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