Fubuki Koshiji

Fubuki Koshiji (越路 吹雪, 18 February 1924 – 7 November 1980), real name Mihoko Kouno (内藤 美保子),[1][2] was a Japanese singer and actress.

[6][7] Throughout the 1950s, Koshiji appeared in productions that merged the arts of shinpa, shingeki, and kabuki.

[8] Known as the "Queen of Chanson" (シャンソンの女王, Shanson no Joō),[9][10][11] Koshiji was influenced by French singer Édith Piaf.

[12] She released Japanese-language covers of Piaf's "Hymne à l'amour" in 1951, "Tombe la neige" by Salvatore Adamo, and "C'est si bon".

[16] Koshiji's final words, addressed to her husband, were "Tsunemi-san, black coffee and milk.