Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Chiemi Eri

Midori Kawai

Age : 45 | Popularity : 3%

Yûjirô Ishihara

Haruo Nanjô

Age : 52 | Popularity : 6%

Isamu Kosugi

Tôhô Tani

Age : 79 | Popularity : 7%

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Yutaka Katô

Age : 52 | Popularity : 3%

Taiji Tonoyama

Senkichi Hanamura

Age : 73 | Popularity : 7%

Kyoji Aoyama

Yoshihiko Katô

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Ikuko Kimuro

Sanae

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Kiyoko Tange

Oyoshi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Shinsaku Himeda
Art	Art Direction	Takeo Kimura Sanpei Satani
Writing	Writer	Masaki Tsuji Motoo Muramatsu
Directing	Director	Masahisa Sunohara
Sound	Original Music Composer	Yoshio Murayama
	Sound Recordist	Kinosuke Yagita
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Yasuo Iwaki
Editing	Editor	Tadashi Nakamura
Department	Role	Name

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