Kouta Katsutaro (小唄 勝太郎) (November 6, 1904 – June 21, 1974) was a Japanese female geisha and Ryukoka singer. The genre like her songs was called "New-Minyo". The era when she had a high popularity with another popular geisha singer Ichimaru was called the "Katsu-Ichi Era". Katsutaro was born on 6 November 1904 in Niigata Nuttari-cho, Nakakanbara District, Niigata Prefecture. During her childhood, she worked as a helper at a relative's restaurant, before becoming a geisha at the age of 15. Read more on Last.fm