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Man Who Causes a Storm
Man Who Causes a Storm

Man Who Causes a Storm

Genres

Drama

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Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) 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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

28 December 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shoichi Kokubu

Kyōji Aoyama

Kyōji Aoyama

Eiji, Shoichi's brother

Fukuko Sayo

Fukuko Sayo

Sadayo, Shoichi's mother

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Miyako Fukushima

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Shinsuke, Miyako's brother

Yumi Takano

Yumi Takano

Aiko, Miyako's mother

Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Midori Shima

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Zenzo Shima

Keiko Amaji

Keiko Amaji

Tokiko Arima

Mari Shiraki

Mari Shiraki

Mary Oka, the dancer

Toshio Oida

Toshio Oida

Charlie Sakurada, the drummer

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Toru Sakyo, the critic

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mochinaga

Kyōzō Fuyuki

Kyōzō Fuyuki

Taneda

Nakaku Takashi

Nakaku Takashi

Ken

Seshirou Yanagi

Seshirou Yanagi

Yoshida

Ikuo Nikaido

Ikuo Nikaido

Hase

Yo Shiomi

Yo Shiomi

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Kaku Takashina

Kaku Takashina

Ken Mishima

Ken Mishima

Shuhei Yamada

Shuhei Yamada

Sanpei Mine

Sanpei Mine

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara

Kōji Yashiro

Kōji Yashiro

Shirō Yanase

Shirō Yanase

Densuke Mitsuzawa

Densuke Mitsuzawa

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Shōki Fukae

Shōki Fukae

Seijiro Takano

Seijiro Takano

Daisuke Ōmi

Daisuke Ōmi

Koichiro Sakai

Koichiro Sakai

Shinzō Shibata

Shinzō Shibata

Hidemi Tōgō

Hidemi Tōgō

Shigeo Hayashi

Shigeo Hayashi

Masayuki Kawamura

Masayuki Kawamura

Kazuo Kinugasa

Kazuo Kinugasa

Yoko Takeuchi

Yoko Takeuchi

Mayumi Shimizu

Mayumi Shimizu

George Furness

George Furness

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

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