Shanghai bansu-kingu

Shanghai bansu-kingu (1988)

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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

Casts

	Hideko Yoshida as Madako Masaoka
	Kazuyoshi Kushida as Shirô Hatano
	Takashi Sasano as Wataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto
	Fuyuko Imae as Juri 'Lily' Hayashi
	Fumiyo Kohinata as Shinzô Hirota
	Hiroshi Omori as Lieutenant Shirai
	Kenji Itakura as Side
	Keiji Manako as Larry
	Noriko Kojima as King
	Mitsuru Toishi as Shingly Taguchi
	Shojiro Kataoka as Raymond Kovacs
	Hideyuki Otsuki as Miyashita
	Yasuhisa Konishi as Ugawa
	Yoshimi Sakamuki as Micchan
	Kazuhiko Hirai as Plain Clothes Man
	Hiroshi Tomioka as Wedding Guest
	Kazue Takeishi as Wedding Guest
	Shinichiro Uchida as Marine Soldier
	Hiroaki Sawazaki as Marine Soldier
	Shoko Abe as Dancer
	Eriko Kanazawa as Dancer
	Toshiki Ayata as Doctor
	Nobuyoshi Koshibe as Composer

Crew