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The Green Music Box

The Green Music Box

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Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

08 May 1955

Country

Japan

Cast

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Professor

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Clown

Soichi Asanuma

Soichi Asanuma

Shorty

Fumio Nagai

Fumio Nagai

Bean Pole

Hideaki Ishii

Hideaki Ishii

Chubby

Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Tazawa

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Onyudo

Toppa Utsumi

Toppa Utsumi

Bikko

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Antiques Salesman

Zenji Yamada

Zenji Yamada

Police Officer

Nobuteru Hanamura

Nobuteru Hanamura

Tazawa Henchman

Mie Kitahara

Mie Kitahara

Dancer

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Moon Prince

Kyōko Akemi

Kyōko Akemi

Mamiko's mother

Sachiko Yasuda

Sachiko Yasuda

Snow Fairy

Ayuko Fujishiro

Ayuko Fujishiro

Ruriko's Mother

Sachiko Tôyama

Sachiko Tôyama

Moon Queen

Noriko Watanabe

Noriko Watanabe

Mamiko

Sadao Matsubara

Sadao Matsubara

Bird Spirit

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