The Singing Tireless Town (1957)
1957 · 1h 30m · Music, Drama
Genres: Music, Drama
Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A failed scheme to push Haruko out forces truths into the open, bringing the troupe back together as they head toward their next show.
Director: Shunkai Mizuho
Writers: Toshiro Ide, Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Music by: Hachiro Matsui
Cinematography: Tadashi Iimura
Editor: 佐原文吾
Cast
Chiemi Eri as Haruko Kitayama (Dancing Team)Izumi Yukimura as Akiko Nanbara (Dancing Team)Akira Kubo as Yukichi HidakaTatsuyoshi Ehara as Yasuhiko Irie (Haruko’s fiancé)Akira Takarada as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)Shinji Yamada as Gorō Kitani (Male Dancer)Asami Kuji as Miyako (Akiko’s sister)Kyōko Mine as Kyoko Nishida (Dancing Team)Tomoko Matsushima as Midori (Hyōroku’s daughter)Yasuko Nakada as Kaoru Hayama (Star)Masao Wakahara as Kikuma (Haruko’s father)Fubuki Koshiji as HerselfMore like this
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