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Release Year1957
Runtime1h 17m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
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DirectorMasahisa Sunohara
WritersMotoo Muramatsu, Masaki Tsuji
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBirth of a Jazz Maiden
About 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.
Directed by Masahisa Sunohara, Birth of a Jazz Maiden leans on a strong ensemble — Chiemi Eri, Yūjirō Ishihara, Isamu Kosugi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1957.
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