Shizuko Kasagi
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Adopted as an infant and raised in Osaka, Kasagi began studying traditional Japanese dance at four and entered the Shochiku Gakugeki Club at thirteen, later moving to Tokyo in 1938 to join the Shouchiku Kageki Dan where she met composer Ryōichi Hattori. Their collaboration produced pioneering recordings such as the 1939 scat-sing debut “Rappa to Musume” and the post-war anthem “Tokyo Boogie-Woogie…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
