Yoshio Kawai is a lowly singer at the Bonbon-za, a third-rate theater in Asakusa. Together with fellow low-ranking actors Tokuri, Kameda, and Hanayama—and centered around Yumi, the beautiful dancer who serves as their mascot—they form a poor but cheerful group of five.
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Katsuko Wakasugi
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Teruko Akatsuki
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Mantarō Ushio
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Ichirō Izawa
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Nobuo Chiba
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Kazuaki Komiya
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Isamu Yamaguchi
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Misufumi Kosugi
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Torazo Hirosawa
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Hiroshi Mizuno Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Kimio Watanabe Cinematographer
First release January 17, 1950 · Produced in Japan · Original title 笑う地球に朝が来る
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Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
笑う地球に朝が来る
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 17, 1950
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