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Film / 1957
Man Who Causes a Storm
Directed by
Umetsugu Inoue
Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
The story
Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
Cast
Yūjirō IshiharaShoichi Kokubu
Kyōji AoyamaEiji, Shoichi's brother
Fukuko SayoSadayo, Shoichi's mother
Mie KitaharaMiyako Fukushima
Masumi OkadaShinsuke, Miyako's brother
Yumi TakanoAiko, Miyako's mother
Izumi AshikawaMidori Shima
Zenji YamadaZenzo Shima
Keiko AmajiTokiko Arima
Mari ShirakiMary Oka, the dancer
Toshio OidaCharlie Sakurada, the drummer
Nobuo KanekoToru Sakyo, the critic
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Toshiyuki IchimuraMochinaga
Kyōzō FuyukiTaneda
Nakaku TakashiKen
Seshirou YanagiYoshida
Ikuo NikaidoHase
Yo Shiomi
Tōru Abe
Kaku Takashina
Ken Mishima
Shuhei Yamada
Sanpei Mine
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara
Kōji Yashiro
Shirō Yanase
Densuke Mitsuzawa
Hyōe Enoki
Shōki Fukae
Seijiro Takano
Daisuke Ōmi
Koichiro Sakai
Shinzō Shibata
Hidemi Togo
Shigeo Hayashi
Masayuki Kawamura
Kazuo Kinugasa
Yoko Takeuchi
Mayumi Shimizu
George Furness
Frankie Sakai
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