is a 1950 black-and-white
Japanese film
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that ea ...
directed by
Torajiro Saito.
Cast
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Haruo Oka
, real name , was a Japanese ''ryūkōka'' singer.
He studied music as an enka-shi or a street musician. At that time, he was encouraged by Taro Shoji in Ginza. He signed with King Records (Japan), King Records in 1938. He debuted with song "Kok ...
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Hibari Misora
was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award, which was conferred posthu ...
* Sanae Ijita (柴田早苗)
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa
was a Japanese actress who played in over 250 films, often under the direction of Yasujirō Ozu and Hiroshi Shimizu (director), Hiroshi Shimizu.
She joined the Shochiku film studios in 1924 and gave her film debut in 1926 in ''Kujaku no hikari' ...
* Tamae Kiyokawa (清川玉枝)
* Achako Hanabishi (
花菱アチャコ)
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Shintarō Kido
aka Kidoshin キドシン (1916-1975) was a Japanese dancer.
Filmography
He played in 36 films:
* (あきれた娘たち Akireta musume-tachi), alternate title: (金語楼の子宝騒動) (1949)
* (おどろき一家 Odoroki ikka) (1949)
* ( ...
* Robba Furukawa (古川緑波/
古川ロッパ)
See also
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List of films in the public domain in the United States
Most films are subject to copyright, but those listed here are believed to be in the public domain in the United States. This means that no government, organization, or individual owns any copyright over the work, and as such it is common property ...
References
Japanese black-and-white films
1950 films
Films directed by Torajiro Saito
Shintoho films
1950s Japanese films
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