"Bukimisha the Weird Secret Society" a self-proclaimed ‘secret society’ has enthralled Japanese audiences with their amazing ‘a capella’ vocal stylings. They have transformed their love of film music into a unique art form, and built an impressive catalog of over 150 albums. Many feature Ifukube’s vast library of classical compositions and complete film scores. Bukimisha was even given the opportunity to perform before the legendary composer at one of his final birthday celebrations.
When asked, "What is Bukimisha?", their representative, Takeo Yashiro, responded cryptically, "It is a very difficult question to answer. There are two answers in this, and one is long, and one is short."
"The long answer is . . . 'Bukimisha the Weird Secret Society' is the ordinary gathering of [artists] well versed in each field, such as music, image, and molding. All of us are SF fans. Since members who belong to Bukimisha are working in their category, respectively, the goal changes with the member. And my goal is practicing my idea 'music being the lingua franca (language between) the world.'
"The short answer is . . . I'm sorry that I can't teach you about our ultimate philosophy because we are "The Secret Society'."
Primarily focused on Akira Ifukube's vast library of film and classical compositions, they have also recorded portions of Tohru Fuyuki's scores for Tsuburaya Productions, like Ultraseven (1967) and The Return of Ultraman (1971).
- From the liner notes for Godzilla & Friends vs. Ghidorah
