Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, Hattori Ryōichi, October 1, 1907 – 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" (蘇州夜曲, Soshū yakyoku), which has remained controversial in China despite not being a militaristic song.[2][3]
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/(stage name: Yoshitsugu Hattori) |
| Relatives | Takayuki Hattori (grandson) Moné Hattori (great-granddaughter) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Ryūkōka Jazz |
| Years active | 1936–1993 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "78-year-old Actor Alleges Sexual Abuse by Johnny Kitagawa in 1950s". Japan News.