Ryōichi Hattori

Ryōichi Hattori (服部 良一, Hattori Ryōichi, October 1, 1907 Osaka – 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", which created an embarrassing controversy over half a century though it was not a militaristic song.[2]

Ryōichi Hattori
Ryōichi Hattori in a 1951 publicity photograph
Born	October 1, 1907 Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	January 30, 1993 (aged 85) Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Masao Murasame Toshi Natsubata
Occupation	Composer
Children	Katsuhisa Hattori Ryoji Hattori
Relatives	Takayuki Hattori (grandson) Moné Hattori (great-granddaughter)
Musical career
Genres	Ryūkōka Jazz
Years active	1936–1993
Associated acts	Ichirō Fujiyama, Noriko Awaya, Tadaharu Nakano, Nakano Nippon Columbia Rhythm Boys, Ri Koran, Shizuko Kasagi, Li Xianglan, Ichimaru, Akira Kishī

References

1. "Jazzy". Time. 1949-08-08. 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.