Akira Ifukube
Known for: Sound
Born: May 31, 1914
Died: February 6, 2006
Place of birth: Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Akira Ifukube , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
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8.8
Godzilla Fest 5: Great Monster Battle
202410.0
Godzilla: Attack on Tokyo
2024
7.6
Godzilla Minus One
2023
8.5
Godzilla vs. Megalon
2023
8.9
Godzilla vs. Gigan Rex
2022
8.7
Fesu Gojira 3: Gaigan Raishū
2022
8.7
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
2021
8.4
Godzilla Appears at Godzilla Fest
2020
7.2
Shin Godzilla
2016
9.3
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010
7.5
Geharha: The Dark and Long-Haired Monster
2009
6.4
Genius Party Beyond
2008
7.1
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007
5.2
Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday
2007
7.1
Godzilla: Final Wars
2004
7.5
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
6.7
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
2000
6.9
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
9.2
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
1998
7.8
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
6.8
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
8.8
Monster Planet of Godzilla
1994
7.3
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
6.9
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
7.0
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
10.0
Dozoku no ranjo
1991
6.0
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
1986
5.5
Sayonara Jupiter
1984
9.7
Godzilla Fantasia
1984
9.6
Wolfman vs. Godzilla
1983
6.4
Love and Faith
1978
9.0
Bloodthirsty Hawk
1977
NR
Monsters of the Lost Continent
1977
6.8
Godzilla
1977
6.8
Terror of Mechagodzilla
1975
7.7
Sandakan No. 8
1974
7.7
The Last Samurai
1974
7.0
The Human Revolution
1973
NR
Katango's War
1973
7.0
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973
6.4
Godzilla vs. Gigan
1972
6.0
Wolfman vs. Baragon
1972
NR
Will to Conquer
1970
6.4
Space Amoeba
1970
6.8
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
1970
5.9
Latitude Zero
1969
6.8
Devil's Temple
1969
8.0
Young Challengers
1968
6.9
Destroy All Monsters
1968
9.0
Kawachi fūten zoku
1968
7.0
The Snow Woman
1968
7.0
Zatoichi Challenged
1967
7.5
Eleven Samurai
1967
6.1
King Kong Escapes
1967
6.3
Wrath of Daimajin
1966
5.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
1966
7.0
A Thousand Suspects
1966
6.2
Return of Giant Majin
1966
6.3
The War of the Gargantuas
1966
6.5
The Betrayal
1966
6.9
Zatoichi's Vengeance
1966
6.2
Adventure in Kigan Castle
1966
6.5
Daimajin
1966
6.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966
6.7
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
1965
6.8
Invasion of Astro-Monster
1965
6.7
Frankenstein Conquers the World
1965
10.0
Life of Matsu the Untamed
1965
6.8
A Chain of Islands
1965
6.6
Zatoichi's Revenge
1965
8.4
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
1965
7.0
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964
7.0
The Beggar General
1964
6.8
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964
NR
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1964
6.7
Dogora
1964
6.3
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964
7.0
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964
9.0
The Long Death
1964
6.6
Whirlwind
1964
6.6
Atragon
1963
7.5
13 Assassins
1963
6.9
Zatoichi on the Road
1963
6.9
Bronze Magician
1963
6.9
Zatoichi the Fugitive
1963
6.5
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963
9.5
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963
8.7
Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
1963
6.9
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
1963
7.0
New Tale of Zatoichi
1963
4.4
Varan the Unbelievable
1962
8.0
The King
1962
7.1
Chûshingura
1962
7.0
The Great Wall
1962
6.9
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962
7.0
The Whale God
1962
7.5
A Carpenter and Children
1962
7.3
The Tale of Zatoichi
1962
7.0
Her Hidden Past
1962
7.0
Different Sons
1961
6.7
The Conspirator
1961
10.0
Buddha
1961
7.3
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
7.5
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
8.8
Lord Tadanao
1960
7.2
Castle of Flames
1960
9.0
Shinran, Part II
1960
7.0
Scars of Honor
1960
10.0
Shinran
1960
5.9
Battle in Outer Space
1959
5.5
The Three Treasures
1959
10.0
A Killed Stewardess: White or Black
1959
7.5
Break Down that Wall
1959
6.9
Samurai Saga
1959
9.0
The Woman and the Pirate
1959
6.7
A Whistle in My Heart
1959
6.5
The Big Boss
1959
5.8
Varan
1958
9.0
Beyond the Seasonal Wind
1958
5.9
Night Drum
1958
9.0
The Precipice
1958
NR
A Bridge for Two Alone
1958
8.0
Sorrow Is Only for Women
1958
5.4
Yagyu Secret Scrolls: Ninjitsu - Part II
1958
6.3
The Mysterians
1957
7.0
On This Earth
1957
5.7
Rodan! The Flying Monster
1957
7.7
Downtown
1957
8.0
Roar and Earth
1957
9.0
Harbor Rats
1957
NR
The Last Escape
1957
10.0
Who's the Real Killer
1957
9.0
Blooms of Hell
1957
NR
Hateful Things
1957
6.5
Yagyu Secret Scrolls
1957
8.6
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
1957
6.0
An Osaka Story
1957
6.5
Rodan
1956
8.0
Actress
1956
7.5
Sound in the Mist
1956
10.0
The Good-Natured Couple
1956
9.0
Sound of Youth
1956
9.0
Will-o'-the-Wisp
1956
8.0
Wandering Shore
1956
6.5
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1956
6.9
Darkness at Noon
1956
8.0
Called to the Stand
1956
8.0
Love is Lost
1956
8.0
Rainy Night Duel
1956
7.8
The Burmese Harp
1956
7.5
Policeman's Diary, Part 2
1955
10.0
Brooba
1955
10.0
The Beauty and the Dragon
19557.0
Typhoon's Eye
1955
10.0
Three Faces
1955
6.9
The Wolves
1955
8.3
The Maid's Kid
1955
9.0
Women of Ginza
1955
9.0
The Road to the Spring
195510.0
Life of Geisha
1955
NR
Haru no uzumaki
1954
8.0
Wakai hito-tachi
1954
7.6
Godzilla
1954
9.0
Turbid Youth
1954
8.0
Jinsei Gekijo Yokubo hen: sanshu kirako
1954
NR
Midori no nakama
1954
7.5
Ditch
1954
9.0
Cape Ashizuri
1954
8.0
A Samurai's Love
1954
7.0
Sakuma Damu
1954
10.0
Life of a Woman
1953
NR
Outlaw
1953
10.0
Before Dawn
1953
7.4
Hiroshima
1953
8.5
The Cannery Boat
1953
7.0
White Fish
1953
6.8
Anatahan
1953
9.0
Desire
1953
10.0
About Love
1953
7.8
Miniature
1953
NR
Murahachibu
1953
7.0
Reminiscence
1953NR
生れかわる客車
1953
7.0
Swift Current
1952
NR
Zoku bakurō ichidai
1952
8.0
Violence
1952
7.1
Children of Hiroshima
1952
NR
Furisode kyōjo
1952
NR
Taki no Shiraito
1952
8.0
Escape from the City of Death
1952
7.5
Sisters of Nishijin
1952NR
Avalanche
1952
6.0
The Tale of Genji
1951
10.0
Stolen Love
1951
NR
限りなき情熱
1951
8.0
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
7.0
Freedom School
1951
10.0
The Man Without a Nationality
1951
10.0
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
7.0
Clothes of Deception
1951
7.0
Beyond Love and Hate
1951
7.0
Les Miserables II: Banner of Love and Freedom
19509.0
Les Miserables I: God and the Devil
1950
1.0
The Rainbow-Colored Flower
1950
NR
The End of the War
19508.0
Crossing the Flames of War
1950NR
Designated Criminal
1950
NR
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
9.0
Crazy Uproar
1950
7.5
Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1950
5.6
White Beast
1950
NR
City of the Spider
1950
7.0
Heat and Mud
1950
7.0
The Motherland Far Far Away
1950
10.0
Devil's Gold
1950
9.0
I Am a Bodyguard
1950
NR
Koi rōka
1949
6.2
The Rainbow Man
1949
10.0
Jakoman and Tetsu
19497.0
Late Night Confession
1949
10.0
Scarface Senta
1949
7.3
The Quiet Duel
1949
NR
Kenji to onnakanshu
1949
7.5
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948
9.0
Kuro-uma no danshichi
1948NR
Utsukushiki hyō
1948
7.0
A Second Life
194810.0
The President and the Shopgirl
1948
10.0
Invitation to Happiness
1947
7.0
Snow Trail
1947NR
The River Watches
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