Ryōichi Hattori

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
Ryōichi Hattori in a 1951 publicity photograph
Born(1907-10-01)October 1, 1907
DiedJanuary 30, 1993(1993-01-30) (aged 85)
Other namesMasao Murasame
Toshi Natsubata
OccupationComposer
ChildrenKatsuhisa Hattori
Ryoji Hattori/(stage name: Yoshitsugu Hattori)
RelativesTakayuki Hattori (grandson)
Moné Hattori (great-granddaughter)
Musical career
GenresRyūkōka
Jazz
Years active1936–1993

References

  1. "Jazzy". Time. 1949-08-08. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. "China's wartime history still haunts popular theme song". BNET. via Asian Economic News. 1999-08-16. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  3. "78-year-old Actor Alleges Sexual Abuse by Johnny Kitagawa in 1950s". Japan News.
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