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Status
Released
Release
1957
Runtime
1h 30m
Backstage friendships and rivalries flare as dancers Akiko and Haruko compete for roles, clash with disapproving parents, and juggle new romances. A failed scheme to push Haruko out forces truths into the open, bringing the troupe back together as they head toward their next show.
15 Cast Members
Chiemi Eri
Haruko Kitayama (Dancing Team)
Izumi Yukimura
Akiko Nanbara (Dancing Team)
Akira Kubo
Yukichi Hidaka
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Yasuhiko Irie (Haruko’s fiancé)
Akira Takarada
Yoshio Matsuoka (Assistant Director)
Shinji Yamada
Gorō Kitani (Male Dancer)
Asami Kuji
Miyako (Akiko’s sister)
Kyōko Mine
Kyoko Nishida (Dancing Team)
Tomoko Matsushima
Midori (Hyōroku’s daughter)
Yasuko Nakada
Kaoru Hayama (Star)
Masao Wakahara
Kikuma (Haruko’s father)
Fubuki Koshiji
Herself
Kazuya Kosaka
Ryō Ikebe
Machiko Kitagawa
Ranko
