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Akira Ifukube, 1928. The distinguished Ifukube family has ancient roots in western Japan, particularly in the former provinces of Inaba and Izumo. Known as Ifukibe in antiquity, the origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. This female ancestor was born in Inaba (the exact ...
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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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 ...
- May 31, 1914
- February 8, 2006
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. He paved the way for younger musicians, including Toshirō Mayuzumi ...
Chapter I - Family Origins . and Childhood. Chapter I - Family Origins . and Childhood
Jul 5, 2020 · Yamada: Yes, definitely. Reiko Yamada talks with Akira Ifukube at the latter’s home in September 2005. Ifukube was to attend Yamada’s June 2006 concert with the Tochigi Symphony Orchestra, where she would perform Ritmica Ostinata for Piano and Orchestra, but the composer unfortunately passed away just a few months earlier, in February.
