Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Movie 1957-04-03 1h 17m Music

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.

Status
Released
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Director
Masahisa Sunohara
Cast
Chiemi Eri Chiemi Eri Midori Kawai Yūjirō Ishihara Yūjirō Ishihara Haruo Nanjô Isamu Kosugi Isamu Kosugi Tôhô Tani Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi Yutaka Katô Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama Senkichi Hanamura Kyōji Aoyama Kyōji Aoyama Yoshihiko Katô Ikuko Kimuro Ikuko Kimuro Sanae Kiyoko Tange Kiyoko Tange Oyoshi Shintarō Kido Shintarō Kido Dam Dam Shinsuke Maki Shinsuke Maki Ken Shosei Muto Shosei Muto Zenji Yamada Zenji Yamada
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