Akira Ifukube
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Akira Ifukube was a Japanese composer best known for his iconic film scores for the Godzilla series and other Toho kaiju movies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akira Ifukube canonical | 13 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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composer ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Japan Academy Prize
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surface form:
Japan Academy Prize for Music
Order of the Sacred Treasure ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | multiple organ failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-05-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-02-08 ⓘ |
| employer | Tokyo University of the Arts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Ifukube ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film score ⓘ |
| givenName | Akira ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Igor Stravinsky
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Japanese folk music ⓘ Manuel de Falla ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Godzilla film series music
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Toho kaiju film scores ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Akira Ifukube self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 伊福部昭 ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Toru Takemitsu ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atragon score
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Godzilla (1954 film) score ⓘ Godzilla theme ⓘ Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995 film) score ⓘ Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991 film) score ⓘ Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974 film) score ⓘ Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992 film) score
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962 film) score ⓘ "Mothra vs. Godzilla" (1964) ⓘ
surface form:
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964 film) score
Rodan (1956 film) score ⓘ The Tale of the White Serpent score ⓘ War of the Gargantuas ⓘ
surface form:
The War of the Gargantuas score
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| occupation |
composer
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music teacher ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kushiro, Hokkaido
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surface form:
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
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| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
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surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Kong vs. Godzilla
subject surface form:
King Kong Escapes
subject surface form:
Mothra vs. Godzilla
subject surface form:
Godzilla vs. Biollante
subject surface form:
Shin Godzilla
subject surface form:
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah