Movie

The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl

★ 9/10 · 1 votes 1958 1h 21m Released

Romance

Minako, a runaway from Osaka chasing her dream of becoming a singer, struggles through poverty, failed jobs, and exploitation in Tokyo. With the help of a kind old vendor, a supportive reporter, and eventually singer Akira Takarada, she finally gets her chance to shine on stage.

Cast

M Michiko Hamamura Minako Shimamura Hiroshi Koizumi Masao Akita T Tatsuya Hara Goro Nagano Yumi Shirakawa Eiko Chiba A Asami Kuji Hanae Nagasaki Akira Takarada himself