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Akira Ifukube (伊福部 昭, Ifukube Akira, 31 May 1914 – 8 February 2006) was a Japanese composer. He is best known for composing several entries in the Godzilla franchise as well as developing the titular monster's roar.
Little is known today of how Toshizo and Kiwa came to be married; there is a story in the Ifukube family that the marriage was arranged. It is said that Kiwa was the sister of one of Toshizo's police colleagues and the bride and groom did not meet each other until their wedding day.
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Ifukube began work on this piece at his forest cabin and completed it at the Gomi-ryokan (Japanese-style inn) in Akkeshi, Hokkaido. Its three movements are descriptive of scenes from Akkeshi. Dedicated to Alexander and Louisine Tcherepnin. WORKS OF THE 1940s . Etenraku (1940) Brief description: Ifukube's first ballet.
Muneo, Toshizo, Akira, Kiwa, and Fukiko Ifukube in Otofuke. Ifukube brothers (Akira, Muneo, Isao) and their paternal grandmother Suzu. Dinner with the Tcherepnins at the Ifukube home in Sapporo. Akira is second from the left in profile. Photo courtesy of the Tcherepnin Society.
February 8, 2006 · Tokyo, Japan (multiple organ failure) Mini Bio. 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.
- May 31, 1914
- February 8, 2006
Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) Composer. Music Department. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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.
Aug 19, 2021 · 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.