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Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

Top Cast

  • Chiemi Eri

    Chiemi Eri

    Midori Kawai

  • Yūjirō Ishihara

    Yūjirō Ishihara

    Haruo Nanjô

  • Isamu Kosugi

    Isamu Kosugi

    Tôhô Tani

  • Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

    Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

    Yutaka Katô

  • Taiji Tonoyama

    Taiji Tonoyama

    Senkichi Hanamura

  • Kyōji Aoyama

    Kyōji Aoyama

    Yoshihiko Katô

  • Ikuko Kimuro

    Ikuko Kimuro

    Sanae

  • Kiyoko Tange

    Kiyoko Tange

    Oyoshi

  • Shintarō Kido

    Shintarō Kido

    Dam Dam

Overview

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

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