A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid the rubble of a broken Japan. Along the way, she touches the hearts of those around her with her resilience and song.
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Cast
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Hibari Misora
Mitsuko Tanaka
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Ichirō Sugai
Osamu Kachigawa
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Sansho the Bailiff
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Keiko Tsushima
Kachigawa Kachigawa
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Yasumi Hara
Kenzo Tanaka
Also in
Operation: Mystery
Marquis de Sade’s Prosperities of Vice
Yoshito Yamaji
Yasuda
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Takashi Kanda
Yamaguchi
Known for
Return of Giant Majin
Hikari Mizushima
Daitsuma Yoshiko
No other roles listed
Ichirō Shimizu
Cabaret Manager
Known for
Late Spring
Scandal
Shirō Ōsaka
Matsu-chan
Known for
Tokyo Story
Pigs and Battleships
Miyoji Ieki Director · Nagatoshi Kiyoshima Screenplay Toru Nishikawa Cinematographer
First release October 24, 1949 · Produced in Japan · Original title 悲しき口笛
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
悲しき口笛
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 24, 1949
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No release date listed for United States.
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