Top Cast
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Ken Uehara
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Kinuyo Tanaka
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Hideo Fujino
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Shin Saburi
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Ryōtarō Mizushima
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa
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Michiko Kuwano
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Chōko Iida
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Reikichi Kawamura
Overview
A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era.
Rating
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