Fighting Cha Cha Girl (1956)
After winning a singing contest, Momoko leaves her rural village for Tokyo to pursue her dream. Misunderstandings, scams, and shifting ambitions lead her from aspiring street performer to jazz singer, culminating in her big debut on stage.
Director:
Toshio Sugie
Writer:
Naoyuki Hatta
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Chiemi Eri as Momoko Egawa |
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Hiroshi Koizumi as Shichihei Hayasugi |
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Akira Takarada as Hideyuki Tsutsumi |
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Kyōko Anzai as Kanako Hayasugi |
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Momoko Kôchi as Hatsuko |
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Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Yasuji Matsushita |
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Norihei Miki as Ikuo Nakao |
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Kenichi Enomoto as Iwasuke Egawa |
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Eiko Miyoshi as Tane Grandma |
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Zeko Nakamura as Eizō (Torazō) |
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Asami Kuji as Sakura Shimizu |
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Kichijirō Ueda as Foreman Aramaki |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as Foreman Kumada |
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Hideo Saeki as Foreman Ushimura |
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Toki Shiozawa as Madam Haruko |
| Directing | Toshio Sugie | Director |
| Writing | Naoyuki Hatta | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yoshiyuki Kozu | Music |
| Camera | Taiichi Kankura | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida | Gaffer |
| Art | Kazuo Ogawa | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shoichi Fujinawa | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Sadao Sugihara | Producer |
| Directing | 秋山正 | Assistant Director |
| Production | Teruo Maki | Production Manager |
| Editing | Shûsuke Teraide | Editor |