Shizuko Kasagi
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| Kasagi Shizuko 笠置 シヅ子 |
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 Shizuko Kasagi - from the film Ginza kankan musume
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| Birth name | Shizuko Kamei |
| Born | August 25, 1914 Kagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 30, 1985 (aged 70) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1927–1955 |
| Labels | Columbia Music Entertainment |
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 Japan Girls Opera Company. Following the war and during the American occupation 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 the singer, and concentrated on the acting career. She died of ovarian cancer in 1985, aged 70.
[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, including one ("Jungle Boogie", 1948) that credits Akira Kurosawa with lyrics, which she sings in Drunken Angel.
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