Shanghai bansu-kingu (1988)
Set in Shanghai during the turbulent years leading up to and through World War II, the film follows a group of Japanese jazz musicians and performers struggling to hold onto music, love, and friendship amid political unrest and war. As censorship, nationalism, and conflict reshape the city, their once-vibrant nightlife gradually gives way to disillusionment, separation, and loss.
Director: Kazuyoshi Kushida
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Hideko Yoshida as Madako Masaoka |
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Kazuyoshi Kushida as Shirô Hatano |
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Takashi Sasano as Wataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto |
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Fuyuko Imae as Juri 'Lily' Hayashi |
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Fumiyo Kohinata as Shinzô Hirota |
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Hiroshi Omori as Lieutenant Shirai |
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Kenji Itakura as Side |
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Keiji Manako as Larry |
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Noriko Kojima as King |
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Mitsuru Toishi as Shingly Taguchi |
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Shojiro Kataoka as Raymond Kovacs |
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Hideyuki Otsuki as Miyashita |
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Yasuhisa Konishi as Ugawa |
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Yoshimi Sakamuki as Micchan |
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Kazuhiko Hirai as Plain Clothes Man |
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Hiroshi Tomioka as Wedding Guest |
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Kazue Takeishi as Wedding Guest |
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Shinichiro Uchida as Marine Soldier |
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Hiroaki Sawazaki as Marine Soldier |
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Shoko Abe as Dancer |
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Eriko Kanazawa as Dancer |
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Toshiki Ayata as Doctor |
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Nobuyoshi Koshibe as Composer |
| Directing | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Director |
| Writing | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Writer |
| Writing | Ren Saito | Original Story |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Producer |
| Production | Kazuyuki Murayama | Producer |
| Crew | Osame Maruike | Cinematography |
| Art | Takeharu Sakaguchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Akira Uno | Art Direction |
| Art | Kazuyoshi Kushida | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nobuyoshi Koshibe | Music |
| Sound | Sôichi Inoue | Sound |
| Lighting | Hideaki Yamakawa | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Osamu Inoue | Editor |
| Directing | Teruyuki Iwashita | Assistant Director |
| Camera | 島家春 | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jôji Ide | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Masamichi Kuwayama | Stage Director |
| Directing | Shuji Harada | Stage Director |