Ryōichi Hattori
Ryōichi Hattori | |
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 Ryōichi Hattori in a 1951 publicity photograph | |
| Born | October 1, 1907 Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan |
| Died | January 30, 1993 (aged 85) |
| Other names | Masao Murasame Toshi Natsubata |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Children | Katsuhisa Hattori Ryoji Hattori |
| Relatives | Takayuki Hattori (grandson) Moné Hattori (great-granddaughter) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Ryūkōka Jazz |
| Years active | 1936–1993 |
| Associated acts | Ichirō Fujiyama, Noriko Awaya, Tadaharu Nakano, , Ri Koran, Shizuko Kasagi, Li Xianglan, Ichimaru, |
Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, Hattori Ryōichi, October 1, 1907 Osaka – January 30, 1993) was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Katsuhisa Hattori is his son. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the People's Honor Award. Japanese jazz was downtrodden during World War II, but he created a jazz boom after the war.[1] He composed many songs for various artists such as Noriko Awaya, Shizuko Kasagi, Ichimaru and Ichirō Fujiyama. He also composed Li Xianglan's song "Suzhou Nocturne", which created an embarrassing controversy over half a century though it was not a militaristic song.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Jazzy". Time. 1949-08-08. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "China's wartime history still haunts popular theme song". BNET. via Asian Economic News. 1999-08-16. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1993 deaths
- 20th-century Japanese musicians
- 20th-century jazz composers
- Japanese jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- Musicians from Osaka
- People's Honour Award winners
- 20th-century Japanese male musicians