Kasagi Shizuko

Name: Kasagi Shizuko
Native name: 笠置シヅ子
Also Known as: Mikasa Shizuko, かさぎシヅこ, 亀井静子, 三笠静子, 笠置シズ子
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Female
Born: August 25, 1914
Died: March 30, 1985

Kasagi Shizuko was a popular Japanese jazz singer and actress. At the peak of her fame in the immediate post-war era, she was known as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie".

Before World War II, Shizuko was one of the stars of the Japan Girls Opera Company. During the Occupation of Japan, she became a megastar singing songs influenced by American jazz and boogie-woogie. In 1955, Shizuko retired from singing and concentrated on her acting career.

Kasagi died from ovarian cancer on 30 March 1985, aged 70.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1973	Mito Komon Season 4 Japanese Drama, 1973, 35 eps (Ep. 5) (Guest Role)	35	(Ep. 5) Guest Role	6.0
1972	Ooka Echizen Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1972, 31 eps (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	31	(Ep. 9) Guest Role	0.0
1971	Mito Komon Season 3 Japanese Drama, 1971, 28 eps (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	28	(Ep. 3) Guest Role	8.0
1970	Mito Komon Season 2 Japanese Drama, 1970, 33 eps Obaba (Ep. 15) (Guest Role)	33	Obaba (Ep. 15) Guest Role	6.0
1969	Mito Komon Japanese Drama, 1969, 32 eps Okane (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	32	Okane (Ep. 18) Guest Role	7.0
1966	Aru Yuki no Kiroku Japanese Drama, 1966, 34 eps (Ep. 18) (Guest Role)	34	(Ep. 18) Guest Role	0.0
1964	Uso Hachimanki Japanese Drama, 1964, 28 eps (Support Role)	28	Support Role	0.0
1953	Bofura no Kyoshitsu Japanese Drama, 1953, 6 eps (Unknown)	6	Unknown	0.0
1953	Tonda Chushingura Japanese Drama, 1953, 8 eps (Unknown)	8	Unknown	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2006	UDON Japanese Movie, 2006, [Mother of Kosuke and Mari] (Guest Role)	[Mother of Kosuke and Mari] Guest Role	7.0
1972	Cherry Blossom Fire Gang Japanese Movie, 1972, (Support Role)	Support Role	8.0
1971	Delinquent Girl Boss: Unworthy of Penance Japanese Movie, 1971, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	0.0
1970	Thugs of Shinjuku Japanese Movie, 1970, Takayama Hisa (Support Role)	Takayama Hisa Support Role	0.0
1964	Kawachi Zoro: Dokechi Mushi Japanese Movie, 1964, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
1958	Endless Desire Japanese Movie, 1958, (Unknown)	Unknown	7.0
1953	Nyobo Nanka Kowakunai Japanese Movie, 1953, [Circus ringmaster] (Guest Role)	[Circus ringmaster] Guest Role	0.0
1951	Momo no Hana no Sakushita de Japanese Movie, 1951, Amika (Main Role)	Amika Main Role	0.0
1949	Dassen Jonetsu Musume Japanese Movie, 1949, Toshiko (Main Role)	Toshiko Main Role	0.0
1949	Paradise Couple Of Enoken-Kasagi Japanese Movie, 1949, Konami (Main Role)	Konami Main Role	0.0
1949	Ginza Kankan Musume Japanese Movie, 1949, Haru (Main Role)	Haru Main Role	0.0
1948	Utau Enoken Torimonocho Japanese Movie, 1948, Osaki (Support Role)	Osaki Support Role	0.0
1948	Drunken Angel Japanese Movie, 1948, Singer (Support Role)	Singer Support Role	7.7
1947	Ukiyo mo Tengoku Japanese Movie, 1947, [Circus ringmaster] (Guest Role)	[Circus ringmaster] Guest Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1960	Mashiroki Fuji no Ne Japanese Special, 1960, 2 eps (Support Role)	2	Support Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1951	Kohaku Uta Gassen Japanese TV Show, 1951, 76 eps (Ep. 2-4, 7) (Guest)	76	(Ep. 2-4, 7) Guest	7.6

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