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Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo

Jazz Daimyo

Genres

MusicComedyDrama

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Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

19 April 1986

Country

Japan

Cast

Ikko Furuya

Ikko Furuya

Ryokatsu Kaigo

Ichirō Zaitsu

Ichirō Zaitsu

Kurozaemon Ishide

Ai Kanzaki

Ai Kanzaki

Princess Ayako

Mami Okamoto

Mami Okamoto

Princess Matsue

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Gensai

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Monosuke Suzukawa

Masao Imafuku

Masao Imafuku

Gundayu

Shinji Ogawa

Shinji Ogawa

Hachinohei Nakayama

Go Riju

Go Riju

Kazuma Akasaka

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Mexican Merchant (Almond)

Juro Kara

Juro Kara

Kyunosuke

Tamori

Tamori

Special Guest

Yosuke Yamashita

Yosuke Yamashita

Special Guest

Haruomi Hosono

Haruomi Hosono

Special Guest (No Credit)

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