Michael Furmanovsky

Michael Furmanovsky is an author and professor on the faculty of International Studies at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He is a scholar of Japanese pre- and post-war popular music, film and fashion. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @FirmJapan

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Asadora: Shizuko Kasagi, NHK's Boogie Woogie (2023) and the Fabrication of Japanese Popular Culture

NHK's new asadora features jazz singer/actress Shizuko Kasagi (Shuri Mizutani) and songwriter Ryōichi Hattori (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi). Now here's the backstory.

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