Birth of a Jazz Maiden (1957)
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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Stars:
- Masahisa Sunohara
Writing:
- Masaki Tsuji
- Motoo Muramatsu
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Release Date: 1957-04-03
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 77
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Haruo Nanjô
Midori Kawai
Tôhô Tani
Yutaka Katô
Senkichi Hanamura
Yoshihiko Katô
Sanae
Oyoshi
