The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Girl (1958)
ジャズ娘に栄光あれ
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.
- Date of release
- 1958-01-29
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Romance
- Director
- Kajirō Yamamoto
Casting
- Michiko Hamamura — Minako Shimamura
- Hiroshi Koizumi — Masao Akita
- Tatsuya Hara — Goro Nagano
- Yumi Shirakawa — Eiko Chiba
- Asami Kuji — Hanae Nagasaki
- Akira Takarada — himself
- Shinji Yamada — Tatsuya Koike
- Kamatari Fujiwara — Minji-san the soba vendor
- Shunji Sakai — Kei-san the broker
- Kiiton Masuda — Mr. No, soap company
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