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Status
Released
Release
1957
Runtime
1h 34m
Three high school girls travel to Osaka to visit a friend and end up on a lively journey through Kyoto, Beppu, and Aso. Along the way they meet classmates, rivals, and mentors, joining together in a joyful chorus at a village festival beneath the Aso mountains.
15 Cast Members
Chiemi Eri
Toshiko Shōji (high school student)
Izumi Yukimura
Takarazuka Star
Akira Takarada
Keiji Takenaka (college student)
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Ichirō Tamiya (high school student)
Chikage Oogi
Masako Etō (Sumiko’s sister)
Hiroshi Koizumi
Yōichi Shimizu (amateur baseball player)
Michiyo Tamaki
Haruko Koga (high school student)
Machiko Kitagawa
Young Wife
Reiko Dan
Sumiko Etō (high school student)
Achako Hanabishi
Shinsuke Koga (Haruko’s father)
Hisaya Ito
Young Husband
Tatsuo Saitō
Tarawa (retired seaman)
Masao Wakahara
Mr. Edagawa (teacher of Toshiko and friends)
泉高志
Kan’ichi Arao (high school student)
Ichirō Shimizu
