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Meiko Kaji is more known as an actress from "Lady Snowblood" and "Female Prisoner Scorpion" series. She was the star of Japanese movies of the 70s but often made songs for the films she starred in. Quentin Tarantino, inspired by her movies, featured her 2 most famous songs in "Kill Bill", which generated new wave of her popularity. She is a brilliant actress but also is a gifted singer, even though she never considered herself that way. Her tender and warm voice is soothing and her songs are charming and nostalgic. Unfortunately, most of her albums were released on LPs and only 3 of them were released on CDs and are available. But that makes them even more precious among true music lovers. Meiko's music is really worth of your time, even if you're not a fan of Japanese music. Because when she starts to sing you forget you don't understand Japanese. Besides, enka genre is stunningly beautiful and way better than any modern music. Unofficial MySpace with most popular songs. Unfortunately she has no videos but here are couple of simple fan vids to hear her songs:

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