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" (蘇州夜曲, Soshū yakyoku), which has remained controversial in China despite not being a militaristic song.[2]

Ryōichi Hattori
Ryōichi Hattori in a 1951 publicity photograph
Born	(1907-10-01)October 1, 1907 Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	January 30, 1993(1993-01-30) (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
Musical artist

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