was a Japanese pop and jazz composer.

Katsuhisa Hattori was a Japanese classical composer who also wrote music for anime films, television series and OVAs. Hattori was a respected composer in Japan; his style was classical, although he was experienced and respected in many other genres, such as New A ...

is his son. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the

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was downtrodden during

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, but he created a jazz boom after the war. He composed many songs for various artists such as

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and

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. He also composed

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's song , which has remained controversial in China despite not being a militaristic song.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hattori, Ryoichi 1907 births 1993 deaths 20th-century Japanese musicians 20th-century jazz composers Japanese jazz composers Male jazz composers Musicians from Osaka People's Honour Award winners 20th-century Japanese male musicians Presidents of the Japan Composer's Association