. "1931Z"^^ . . . "Koga, Masao"@en . "Masao Koga"@en . . . "1904-11-18Z"^^ . "1978-07-25Z"^^ . . "Japanese musician" . "1904Z"^^ . "1978Z"^^ . . . "Masao Koga (\u53E4\u8CC0 \u653F\u7537, Koga Masao, November 18, 1904 \u2013 July 25, 1978) was a Japanese composer and guitarist known for creating melodies, and a pioneer of Japanese popular music. He was regarded as a notable figure for establishing the genre enka, though Koga considered that he was a ry\u016Bk\u014Dka composer. He wrote numerous songs for Ichiro Fujiyama and Hibari Misora, and his work has been featured in various films, including Come See the Paradise, and Memoirs of a Geisha."@en . "1978Z"^^ . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . .