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May 30, 2019 · A largely self-taught musician, Ifukube worked as a lumber processor in the small sub-prefecture of Akkeshi, which led him to help his government reverse-engineer wooden-framed Allied aircraft...
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Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914, in Kushiro, [1] Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. 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 ...
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Although he was slow to start as a composer, Ifukube would find that, once he arrived at Hokkaido Imperial University, his creativity would blossom like never before and yield some remarkable fruit. * When Ifukube began his career as a composer in the early 1930s, he would sometimes use the false date of March 5, 1914 to represent his birth.
Ifukube’s now-iconic, haunting music played a crucial role in this portrayal. Budget limitations forced him to be creative, crafting a score with only a small orchestra. It turned out to be the ...
Apr 27, 2017 · Akira Ifukube (b. 31 May 1914–d. 8 February 2006) was among the most prolific and popular Japanese composers of the 20th century. Ifukube’s life and music illustrate the progress of Japanese composers from the early Shōwa era in the 1930s to the advent of the 21st century.
Akira Ifukube. Composer: Godzilla. Akira Ifukube was born on May 31, 1914 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was the third son of a chief constable (his grandfather was a priest of Shin-to) and spent a majority of his childhood in areas with a mixed Japanese and Ainu population. Therefore, Ifukube was strongly influenced by their musical traditions and styles. As a result, he studied the violin. Later, he ...
Erik Homenick with Kiwami Ifukube (the composer's son) at the composer's Tokyo home in July 2010. Thank you for visiting AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG! My name is Erik Homenick and I live in San Diego, California. I began this website on April 14, 2006, just over two months after Akira Ifukube passed away. As a long-time fan of this composer's film scores ...
