Deceased

How Did Shizuko Kasagi Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 70

GenderFemaleNationalityEmpire of JapanBorn25/08/1914Born inOkawa District, Kagawa Prefecture, JapanDied30/03/1985 (aged 70)Causeovarian cancerWikidataQ3137013 ↗TMDb#135146 ↗

Shizuko Kasagi was a Japanese jazz singer and actress. At the peak of her fame in the immediate post-war era, she earned the nickname the "Queen of Boogie" . Kasagi frequently sang songs composed by Ryōichi Hattori, including 1947's "Tokyo Boogie-Woogie", which remains her best-known work.

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Filmography42 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1971	Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuMovie	—	57
1971	Kigeki: Onna ikitemasuMovie	—	57
1971	Kigeki Ijiwaru DaishougaiMovie	—	57
1971	Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to ConfessMovie	—	57
1970	Thugs of ShinjukuMovie	—	56
1970	The Last KamikazeMovie	—	56
1970	Attention PleaseSeries	—	56
1969	Wolves of the City, Operation "Rat"Movie	—	55
1969	The Yakuza AwaitsMovie	—	55
1968	Scrap CollectorsMovie	—	54
1968	大安旅行Movie	—	54
1968	喜劇・大安旅行Movie	—	54
1967	A Comic Storyteller — Uproarious LaughterMovie	—	53
1967	The Domain: White BladeMovie	—	53
1966	Our Wonderful YearsMovie	Saku	52
1966	Code Between Brothers 3Movie	—	52
1966	Comic Storyteller: The Age of FoolsMovie	—	52
1965	The Domain: The Naniwa StoryMovie	—	51
1965	Chocho and Yuji's Marital GoodnessMovie	—	51
1964	Gazing at Love and DeathMovie	—	50
1961	The Age of Lawless MoneymakingMovie	—	47
1961	Obon's Dipping ContestMovie	—	47
1958	Endless DesireMovie	(uncredited)	44
1955	Nonki saibanMovie	—	41
1954	Shigemori Goes To TokyoMovie	—	40
1954	A Long, Comic Story of Houses in Their PrimeMovie	—	40
1952	Ikinokotta benten-samaMovie	—	38
1952	Farewell to SpringMovie	Ranko Kinugasa	38
1952	花吹雪男祭り　Movie	—	38
1951	Onna Jirōchō wakuwaku dōchūMovie	—	37
1951	Zac Zac GirlMovie	—	37
1951	Under the Blossoming PeachMovie	—	37
1951	The Singing Baseball KidMovie	—	37
1950	Peko-chan and DensukeMovie	大中ペ子	36
1949	Kekkon SanjûshiMovie	Yuri	35
1949	Ginza Cancan GirlsMovie	—	35
1949	Endless PassionMovie	Fukuko Amemiya	35
1948	Drunken AngelMovie	Singer	34
1948	Haru ranman tanuki matsuriMovie	Tarara-hime	34
1948	Enoken's Singing Detective StoryMovie	—	34
1948	Enoken no bikkuri shakkuri jidaiMovie	—	34
1948	Butai wa mawaruMovie	—	34