Shizuko Kasagi
| Shizuko Kasagi 笠置 シヅ子 |
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 Shizuko Kasagi in the film Ginza kankan musume |
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| Birth name | Shizuko Kamei (亀井 静子) |
| Born | August 25, 1914 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 30, 1985 (aged 70) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1927–1955 |
| Labels | Nippon Columbia |
Shizuko Kasagi (笠置 シヅ子 Kasagi Shizuko, August 25, 1914, Ōkawa District, Kagawa, Japan - March 30, 1985) was a popular Japanese jazz singer and actress.
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[edit] Early Life and Career
Shizuko Kasagi was born Shizuko Kamei (亀井 静子) on 25 August 1914 in Ōkawa District, Kagawa, Japan. She originally took Shizuko Kasagi (三笠 静子) as her stage name but eventually changed the spelling of her name to 笠置 シズ子. Before World War II, Shizuko was one of the stars of the Japan Girls Opera Company. During the ongoing Occupation of Japan, she became a mega star singing songs influenced by American jazz and boogie woogie. She appeared in the 1948 film Drunken Angel directed by Akira Kurosawa. In 1957, Shizuko retired from singing and concentrated on her acting career.
[edit] Death
Kasagi died from ovarian cancer on 30 March 1985. She was 70 years old.
[edit] Films
- Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi) (1948)
- Hateshinaki jonetsu (1949)
- Ginza kankan musume (銀座カンカン娘) (1949)
- Endless Desire (Hateshinaki yokubo) (1958)
- Sukurappu shūdan (1968)
- Gendai yakuza: Shinjuku no yotamono (1970)
- Zubekō banchô: zange no neuchi mo nai (1971) (as Shiduko Kasagi)
- Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu (1971)
[edit] Discography
Various titles, the most notable being one titled "Jungle Boogie" (1948) that credits Kurosawa with lyrics, which she sings in Drunken Angel, released that same year.
[edit] External links
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