Akira Ifukube

GPTKB entity

Statements (133)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Composer
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:Daiei_Film
gptkb:Toho_Company
gptkb:Toho_Studios
gptkb:Godzilla_franchise
Japanese cinema
Kaiju films
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Godzilla_franchise
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Mainichi_Film_Award
gptkb:Tokyo_Anime_Award_Festival
gptkb:Japan_Academy_Prize
gptkb:Japan_Academy_Prize_for_Outstanding_Achievement_in_Music
gptkbp:birth_date May 31, 1914
1914-05-31
gptkbp:birth_place Hokkaido, Japan
gptkbp:born May 31, 1914
February 1, 1914
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Kōji_Morimoto
gptkb:Tsuburaya_Productions
gptkb:Ishiro_Honda
gptkb:Toho_Studios
gptkb:Yoshimitsu_Banno
gptkbp:contribution film music composition
gptkbp:cultural_impact Japanese pop culture
gptkbp:death_date February 8, 2006
2006-02-08
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
gptkbp:died February 8, 2006
gptkbp:education gptkb:Tokyo_University_of_the_Arts
gptkbp:famous_for monster movie scores
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:Godzilla:_Final_Wars
gptkb:2004
gptkbp:genre gptkb:classical
gptkb:film_score
classical music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Akira Ifukube
gptkbp:influence Japanese film music
gptkbp:influenced Japanese film music
film music composers
Japanese film industry
film score genre
soundtrack composers
monster movie genre
gptkbp:influenced_by Western classical music
traditional Japanese music
Japanese traditional music
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Hiroshi_Takahashi
gptkbp:inspired film composers
gptkbp:inspired_by gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkb:mythology
nature
Shinto beliefs
traditional Japanese music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:piano
orchestral
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Godzilla_film_series
film scores
Godzilla theme
Godzilla film scores
Japanese film scores
gptkbp:legacy influential film composer
cult following among film music enthusiasts
established themes for kaiju films
influence on monster movie scores
popularized orchestral scores in Japanese cinema
recognition in international film music community
cultural impact on monster films
influence on modern film scores
pioneering film music in Japan
recognition in international cinema
gptkbp:music_genre gptkb:film_score
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:notable_film gptkb:Gamera_vs._Barugon
gptkb:Rodan
gptkb:Gamera:_The_Brave
gptkb:Godzilla:_Tokyo_S._O._S.
gptkb:Mothra_vs._Godzilla
gptkb:Godzilla:_Final_Wars
gptkb:Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla
gptkb:Shin_Godzilla
gptkb:Gamera_3:_Revenge_of_Iris
gptkb:Gamera:_Guardian_of_the_Universe
gptkb:The_Mysterians
gptkb:Gamera_vs._Viras
gptkb:Godzilla_vs._King_Ghidorah
gptkb:Gamera_vs._Guiron
gptkb:Gamera_vs._Gyaos
gptkb:Gamera_vs._Jiger
gptkb:King_Kong_vs._Godzilla
gptkb:Godzilla_vs._Destoroyah
gptkb:Destroy_All_Monsters
gptkb:Gamera_vs._Zigra
gptkb:Godzilla_2000
Gamera: The Brave (2006)
Gamera vs. Gyaos (2000)
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Rodan
gptkb:King_Kong_vs._Godzilla_(1962)
gptkb:Mothra_(1961)
gptkb:Gojira
gptkb:King_Kong_vs._Godzilla
gptkb:Godzilla
gptkb:Mothra
gptkb:Rodan_(1956)
gptkb:Godzilla_(1954)
gptkb:Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_(1974)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Godzilla 1985 (1984)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:Composer
gptkb:conductor
gptkb:music_education
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition gptkb:Akira_Ifukube_Memorial_Concerts
documentaries about his work
tributes from film industry
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Victor_Entertainment
gptkbp:signature melodic motifs
dramatic themes
use of brass instruments
rhythmic intensity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Yoshiko_Ifukube
gptkbp:style gptkb:film
orchestral
symphonic
gptkbp:website http://www.ifukube.com
gptkbp:years_active 1940-2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Godzilla:_Tokyo_S._O._S.
gptkb:Godzilla:_Unleashed
gptkb:Kōhei_Tanaka
gptkb:Akira_Kurosawa
gptkb:Godzilla
gptkb:Godzilla_vs._Mechagodzilla_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4