Tokyo Kid
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is a 1950 black-and-white Japanese film
musical comedy and drama directed by Torajiro Saito
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Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
musical comedy and drama directed by Torajiro Saito
Torajiro Saito
was a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintōhō and Tōhō studios...
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Cast
- Hibari MisoraHibari Misorawas an award-winning Japanese enka singer and actress. and was the first woman in Japan to receive the People's Honour Award, which was awarded posthumously for her notable contributions to the music industry. Misora recorded 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand...
as an orphan Mariko Tanimoto - Haruhisa Kawata (川田晴久) as the street musician Sanpei
- Shunji Sakai (堺駿二) as Sanpei's pal Shin-chan
- Taeko Takasugi (高杉妙子)
- Ayuko Saijō (西條鮎子)
- Achako Hanabishi (花菱アチャコ) as Koichi Tanimoto, Mariko's father
- Kenichi EnomotoKenichi EnomotoKenichi Enomoto was a popular Japanese singing comedian, mostly known by his stage name Enoken ....
(榎本健一) as the fortune teller - and others