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1. Kasuga Hachirou (1924.10.9-1991.10.22)
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2. Hachiro Kasuga, born as Minoru Watabe, was a Japanese enka singer. He has been dubbed "the first enka singer". Having seen the stage of Ichiro Fujiyama, he attempted to become a popular singer. After he graduated from the Toyo Music School, he joined the Japanese army in 1944, but returned from Taiwan to Japan in 1945. He joined the Shinjuku Moulin Rouge in 1947 and then the King Records in 1949. In 1952, Kasuga made his debut with song "Akai lamp no Shū Ressha" (赤いランプの終列車, lit.
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