Singing in the Sun (1960)
After their troupe disbands, musician Moriyama and his friends join Orion Records and form “Orion Stars.” Their song Love Express becomes a hit, exposing corporate scheming but ending with success and new romances.
Director:
Umetsugu Inoue
Writers:
Nagayoshi Akasaka, Yoshio Hasuike, Rô Takenaka.
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Akira Takarada as Moriyama Tadashi |
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Izumi Yukimura as Yoko Tsumura |
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Tadao Takashima as Takahiko Chiba |
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Yukiji Asaoka as Chikako Kuni |
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神戸一郎 as Shumpei Tsukamoto |
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Daisuke Katō as Kyosuke Tsumura |
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Michiyo Tamaki as Michiko Tsukamoto |
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Ichirō Arishima as Shozaburo Nakahara |
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伊藤春美 as Teruko Nakahara |
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野辺小百合 as Mari Sanjo |
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Asami Kuji as Setsuko Sanjo |
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Sadao Matsubara as Hideo Mizuno |
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Michiko Hamamura as Hanayo |
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Jun Tatara as Shibata |
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Santa Ariki as Shiina |
| Directing | Umetsugu Inoue | Director |
| Writing | Nagayoshi Akasaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoshio Hasuike | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rô Takenaka | Screenplay |
| Sound | 多忠修 | Music |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Kazuo Shimomura | Gaffer |
| Art | 近藤司 | Art Direction |
| Sound | Kôichi Nakagawa | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | 庵原周一 | Editor |