About Ryōichi Hattori
Lived 1907 – 1993 (aged 85). Ryōichi Hattori was a Japanese jazz musician, composer, music arranger, lyricist, pop music and jazz.
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. He composed many songs for various artists such as Noriko Awaya, Shizuko Kasagi, Ichimaru and Ichirō Fujiyama. He also composed Li Xianglan's song , which has remained controversial in China despite not being a militaristic song.
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Who was Ryōichi Hattori?
Japanese composer (1907-1993)
When was Ryōichi Hattori born?
Ryōichi Hattori was born on 1 October 1907 in Osaka.
When did Ryōichi Hattori die?
Ryōichi Hattori died on 30 January 1993 in Tokyo.
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Ryōichi Hattori was a jazz musician, composer, music arranger, lyricist, pop music and jazz.
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Ryōichi Hattori was Japanese.
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