Interview: Makoto Inoue

Composer and instrumentalist Makoto Inoue discusses his work performing, recording, and helping preserve the history of the tokusatsu music of Akira Ifukube, Masaru Sato, and others. Inoue has produced and performed numerous kaiju music albums and concerts since early 1980s, including the albums GODZILLA LEGEND and GODZILLA LEGEND II: VOYAGE TO DREAM QUEST. He talks about the creation of his original electronic arrangements of Ifukube’s iconic kaiju film scores. (Moderators: John DeSentis and Erik Homenick; interpreter: Amanda Whalen)