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Shizuko Kasagi (Japanese: 笠置 シヅ子, Hepburn: Kasagi Shizuko, August 25, 1914 – March 30, 1985) was a Japanese jazz singer and actress. At the peak of her fame in the immediate post-war era, she earned the nickname the "Queen of Boogie" (ブギの女王, Bugi no Joō).
Sep 4, 2010 · Shizuko Kasagi (August 25, 1914, Ōkawa District, Kagawa, Japan - March 30, 1985) was a popular Japanese jazz singer and actress. Before World War II, Shizuko was one of the stars of the...
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Oct 18, 2023 · A leading expert in the history of popular music sheds light on the achievement of postwar “Boogie Queen” Kasagi Shizuko and her regular collaborator Hattori Ryōichi, who infused an American...
Sep 4, 2023 · Kasagi Shizuko (1914 – 1985) is renowned for her energetic performances of jazz-influenced “boogie-woogie” songs composed by Hattori Ryōichi (1907-1993). These songs, legendary for “cheering up” the Japanese population in the devastation of the immediate post-war years, made Kasagi a household name.
Sep 29, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of Shizuko Kasagi, the "Queen of Swing" who popularized boogie-woogie songs in Japan. The new asadora drama features Shuri Mizutani and Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as the singer and her mentor Ryōichi Hattori.
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Shizuko Kasagi (1914-1985) was Japan's "Queen of Boogie" after World War II. She sang and acted in films such as Drunken Angel and Ginza Club, and influenced many young singers like Hibari Misora.
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