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Hibari Misora 美空 ひばり Misora Hibari May 29 1937 - June 24 1989 Was A Japanese Singer And The Predominant Figure In Postwar Enka Music. Born Kazue Kato 加藤和枝 In Yokohama She Was An Accomplished Singer By The Age Of Seven And Appeared In Film For The First Time At Age 12. Between 1949's Kanashiki Kuchibue And 1971's Onna No Hanamichi She Appeared In Over 60 Movies. In April Of 1987 On The Way To A Performance In Fukuoka She Suddenly Collapsed. Rushed To Hospital She Was Diagnosed With Bilateral Femoral Necrosis Brought On By Chronic Hepatitis. Until August She Was Confined To Hospital And Eventually Showed Signs Of Recovery. She Commenced Recording A New Song Midaregami In October And In 1988 Performed At A Concert Called Fushichou Konsaato Phoenix Concert At The Tokyo Dome. Against Overwhelming Pain In Her Legs She Performed A Total Of 39 Songs While Assuring Her Fans That She Had Completely Recovered. However On 24 May 1989 Having Been Re-Admitted To The Juntendou Hospital In Tokyo She Died From Interstitial Pneumonitis At The Age Of 52. In July 1989 After Her Death She Became The First Female Recipient Of The National Prize Of Honour 国民栄誉賞 For Her Longstanding Contributions To The Music Industry. In 1993 The Misora Hibari-Kan Opened In Arashiyama Kyoto. Its Popularity With Fans And Tourists Has Endured Through To The Present. Her Most Famous Song "Kawa No Nagare No Yō Ni " 1989 Was Voted #1 In A 1997 NHK Poll Of The Best Japanese Songs Of All Time.

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