Kaze (風) was a Japanese musical duo composed of singer-songwriters Shōzō Ise and Kazuhisa Ōkubo. They were best known for their chart-topping debut single "22-Sai no Wakare" which was released in 1975. Shōzō Ise (伊勢 正三, Ise Shōzō, born November 13, 1951) Kazuhisa Ōkubo (大久保 一久, ŌKubo Kazuhisa, born July 22, 1950) After he joined Kaguyahime, the folk-oriented pop group fronted by Kōsetsu Minami, Shōzō Ise came to prominence as a recording artist. Along with Minami and Panda Yamada, he enjoyed a successful career during the first half of the 1970s, scoring four consecutive n…
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