Plot Summary

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

Movie Details

Original Title
ジャズ娘誕生
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Chiemi Eri as Midori Kawai

Chiemi Eri

Midori Kawai

Yūjirō Ishihara as Haruo Nanjô

Yūjirō Ishihara

Haruo Nanjô

Isamu Kosugi as Tôhô Tani

Isamu Kosugi

Tôhô Tani

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Yutaka Katô

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Yutaka Katô

Taiji Tonoyama as Senkichi Hanamura

Taiji Tonoyama

Senkichi Hanamura

Kyōji Aoyama as Yoshihiko Katô

Kyōji Aoyama

Yoshihiko Katô

Ikuko Kimuro as Sanae

Ikuko Kimuro

Sanae

Kiyoko Tange as Oyoshi

Kiyoko Tange

Oyoshi

Shintarō Kido as Dam Dam

Shintarō Kido

Dam Dam

Shinsuke Maki as Ken

Shinsuke Maki

Ken

Shosei Muto as

Shosei Muto

Zenji Yamada as

Zenji Yamada

Shirō Amakusa as

Shirō Amakusa

Hideko Kariya as

Hideko Kariya

Masahiro Kamegai as

Masahiro Kamegai

Gō Kuroda as

Gō Kuroda

Michiko Sakyō as

Michiko Sakyō

日輪マコ as

日輪マコ

Sachiko Nishida as

Sachiko Nishida

Tamami Togo as

Tamami Togo

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation logoNikkatsu Corporation