Biography
Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭 Ifukube Akira, 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer, best known for his works on the film scores of the Godzilla movies since 1954. Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914 in Kushiro, Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube, also the origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood (from age of 9 to 12) in Otofuke near Obihiro, where was with a mixed population of Ainu and Japanese. His first encounter with classical music occurred when attending secondary school in Sapporo city. Ifukube decided to become a composer at the age of 14 after hearing a radio performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, also cited the music of Manuel de Falla as a major influence.
Ifukube studied forestry at Hokkaido Imperial University in Sapporo and composed in his spare time, which prefigured a line of self-taught Japanese composers.
He taught at the Tokyo University of the Arts (formerly Tokyo Music School), during which period he composed his first film score for The End of the Silver Mountains, released in 1947. Over the next fifty years, he would compose more than 250 film scores, the high point of which was his 1954 music for Ishirō Honda's Toho movie, Godzilla.
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Filmography
all 211
Movies 211
Director 2
self 1
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
Gala (2008)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1998)
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Dozoku no ranjo (1991)
Godzilla Fantasia (1984)
Wolfman vs. Godzilla (1983)
Love and Faith (1978)
Godzilla (1977)
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Sandakan No. 8 (1974)
The Last Samurai (1974)
The Human Revolution (1973)
Wolfman vs. Baragon (1972)
Will to Conquer (1970)
Space Amoeba (1970)
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
Latitude Zero (1969)
Devil's Temple (1969)
Sky Scraper! (1969)
Young Challengers (1968)
Destroy All Monsters (1968)
The Snow Woman (1968)
Eleven Samurai (1967)
King Kong Escapes (1967)
Wrath of Daimajin (1966)
A Thousand Suspects (1966)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
The Betrayal (1966)
Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
Daimajin (1966)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
A Chain of Islands (1965)
Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Dogora (1964)
Whirlwind (1964)
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
The Long Death (1964)
Atragon (1963)
13 Assassins (1963)
Bronze Magician (1963)
Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
The King (1962)
47 Ronin (1962)
The Great Wall (1962)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
The Whale God (1962)
Her Hidden Past (1962)
Different Sons (1961)
The Conspirator (1961)
Buddha (1961)
Tough Guy (1961)
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
Lord Tadanao (1960)
Castle of Flames (1960)
Shinran, Part II (1960)
Scars of Honor (1960)
Shinran (1960)
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
Break Down that Wall (1959)
Samurai Saga (1959)
女と海賊 (1959)
The Big Boss (1959)
Varan (1958)
Night Drum (1958)
The Precipice (1958)
Futari dake no hashi (1958)
The Mysterians (1957)
Down Town (1957)
Roar and Earth (1957)
Harbor Rats (1957)
Jigoku bana (1957)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)
An Osaka Story (1957)
Itohan Monogatari (1957)
Rodan (1956)
Actress (1956)
Sound in the Mist (1956)
Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)
Darkness at Noon (1956)
Called to the Stand (1956)
Love is Lost (1956)
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Brooba (1955)
Typhoon's Eye (1955)
Three Faces (1955)
The Wolves (1955)
The Maid's Kid (1955)
Life of Geisha (1955)
Farewell Song (1955)
Godzilla (1954)
Turbid youth (1954)
The Ditch (1954)
The Story of Shunkin (1954)
Cape Ashizuri (1954)
A Samurai's Love (1954)
Onna no issho (1953)
Before Dawn (1953)
Hiroshima (1953)
The Cannery Boat (1953)
White Fish (1953)
Anatahan (1953)
Aijô ni tsuite (1953)
Yokubo (1953)
Miniature (1953)
Murahachibu (1953)
Reminiscence (1953)
生れかわる客車 (1953)
Swift Current (1952)
Violence (1952)
Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Stolen Love (1951)
限りなき情熱 (1951)
Who Will Judge Me? (1951)
Freedom School (1951)
Judge of the Ashuras (1951)
Clothes of Deception (1951)
Beyond Love and Hate (1951)
The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)
Senka o koete (1950)
Crazy Uproar (1950)
Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950)
White Beast (1950)
Ore wa yōjimbō (1950)
Devil's Gold (1950)
The Rainbow Man (1949)
Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)
Kirare no Senta (1949)
The Quiet Duel (1949)
A Second Life (1948)
Shachō to onna tenin (1948)
Snow Trail (1947)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1914-05-31
Deathday2006-02-08 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceKushiro, Japan
RelativesTakashi Ifukube, Tohru Ifukube
CitizenshipsJapan, Empire of Japan
Also Known As伊福部昭, Akira Hukude, Ifukube Akira
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon, Junior Fourth Rank, Person of Cultural Merit, Order of Culture, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class
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