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 214
Movies 214
Director 3
self 1

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Shin Godzilla (2016)

Gala (2008)

Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday (2007)

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Dozoku no ranjo (1991)

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)

Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)

Wolfman vs. Baragon (1972)

Space Amoeba (1970)

Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

Latitude Zero (1969)

Devil's Temple (1969)

Sky Scraper! (1969)

Young Challengers (1968)

Destroy All Monsters (1968)

Kawachi fūten zoku (1968)

The Snow Woman (1968)

Zatoichi Challenged (1967)

Eleven Samurai (1967)

King Kong Escapes (1967)

Wrath of Daimajin (1966)

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)

A Thousand Suspects (1966)

Return of Giant Majin (1966)

The War of the Gargantuas (1966)

The Betrayal (1966)

Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)

Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)

Daimajin (1966)

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess (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)

Kojiki taishō (1964)

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (1964)

Dogora (1964)

Whirlwind (1964)

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege (1964)

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

The Long Death (1964)

Atragon (1963)

13 Assassins (1963)

Zatoichi on the Road (1963)

Bronze Magician (1963)

Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie (1963)

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)

The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)

New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)

The King (1962)

Chûshingura (1962)

The Great Wall (1962)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

The Whale God (1962)

A Carpenter and Children (1962)

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)

Her Hidden Past (1962)

Different Sons (1961)

The Conspirator (1961)

Buddha (1961)

Tough Guy (1961)

Miyamoto Musashi (1961)

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

Lord Tadanao (1960)

Castle of Flames (1960)

Shinran, Part II (1960)

Scars of Honor (1960)

Shinran (1960)

Battle in Outer Space (1959)

The Three Treasures (1959)

A Killed Stewardess: White or Black (1959)

Break Down that Wall (1959)

Samurai Saga (1959)

女と海賊 (1959)

A Whistle in My Heart (1959)

The Big Boss (1959)

Varan (1958)

Beyond the Seasonal Wind (1958)

Night Drum (1958)

The Precipice (1958)

Futari dake no hashi (1958)

Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II (1958)

The Mysterians (1957)

On This Earth (1957)

Rodan! The Flying Monster! (1957)

Down Town (1957)

Roar and Earth (1957)

Harbor Rats (1957)

Who's the Real Killer (1957)

Jigoku bana (1957)

Yagyu Secret Scrolls (1957)

Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean (1957)

An Osaka Story (1957)

Itohan Monogatari (1957)

Rodan (1956)

Actress (1956)

Sound in the Mist (1956)

Will-o'-the-Wisp (1956)

Ryûri no kishi (1956)

Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)

Darkness at Noon (1956)

Called to the Stand (1956)

Love is Lost (1956)

Rainy Night Duel (1956)

The Burmese Harp (1956)

Policeman's Diary, Part 2 (1955)

Brooba (1955)

The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)

Typhoon's Eye (1955)

Three Faces (1955)

The Wolves (1955)

The Maid's Kid (1955)

Women of Ginza (1955)

Life of Geisha (1955)

Farewell Song (1955)

Wakai hito-tachi (1954)

Godzilla (1954)

Turbid Youth (1954)

Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako (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)

Children of Hiroshima (1952)

Shi no machi wo nogarete (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)

The Man Without a Nationality (1951)

Judge of the Ashuras (1951)

Clothes of Deception (1951)

Beyond Love and Hate (1951)

Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom (1950)

Les Miserables I: God and the Devil (1950)

The Rainbow-Colored Flower (1950)

Senka o koete (1950)

Crazy Uproar (1950)

Listen to the Voices of the Sea (1950)

White Beast (1950)

Heat and Mud (1950)

The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)

Ore wa yōjimbō (1950)

Devil's Gold (1950)

The Rainbow Man (1949)

Jakoman and Tetsu (1949)

Late Night Confession (1949)

Kirare no Senta (1949)

The Quiet Duel (1949)

A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)

Kuro-uma no danshichi (1948)

A Second Life (1948)

Shachō to onna tenin (1948)

Invitation to Happiness (1947)

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
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, 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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