The Singing Tireless Town (1957)
Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A failed scheme to push Haruko out forces truths into the open, bringing the troupe back together as they head toward their next show.
Director:
Shunkai Mizuho
Writers:
Toshiro Ide, Kimiyuki Hasegawa.
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Chiemi Eri as Haruko Kitayama (Dancing Team) |
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Izumi Yukimura as Akiko Nanbara (Dancing Team) |
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Akira Kubo as Yukichi Hidaka |
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Tatsuyoshi Ehara as Yasuhiko Irie (Haruko’s fiancé) |
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Akira Takarada as Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director) |
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Shinji Yamada as Gorō Kitani (Male Dancer) |
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Asami Kuji as Miyako (Akiko’s sister) |
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Kyōko Mine as Kyoko Nishida (Dancing Team) |
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Tomoko Matsushima as Midori (Hyōroku’s daughter) |
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Yasuko Nakada as Kaoru Hayama (Star) |
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Masao Wakahara as Kikuma (Haruko’s father) |
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Fubuki Koshiji as Herself |
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Kazuya Kosaka as |
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Ryō Ikebe as |
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Machiko Kitagawa as Ranko |
| Directing | Shunkai Mizuho | Director |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kimiyuki Hasegawa | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hachiro Matsui | Music |
| Crew | Tadashi Iimura | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Gaffer |
| Art | Hiroshi Ueda | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Sadao Sugihara | Producer |
| Editing | 佐原文吾 | Editor |