Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Sound

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

Biography

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

Acting
Godzilla, King of the Monsters
8.9

(1998) Godzilla, King of the Monsters

as ---

Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
9.2

(2010) Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra

as Himself