Birthday
1914/05/31
Day of death
2006/02/06 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Also know as
伊福部昭, Akira Hukude, Ifukube Akira
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) ...Read more