The Performers

The Performers

1970 · 94 min · ★ 9.0

Seijuro Fujihana, head master of the Fujihana dance school, is a proud and lonely artist. And because of his character, his group lacks the prosperity of others. He wishes his daughter Kasumi, gifted like himself, to take over and develop the Fujihana, but she wishes to marry Hiroshi, head of a jazz band which her father opposes. Kisaburo, Seijuro's No.1 disciple, wants to marry Kasumi and take over the Fujihana with the backing of the chairman of the supporters' association.

Directed by Umetsugu Inoue · Written by Umetsugu Inoue

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Hibari Misora Kasumi Fujihana
Shin'ichi Mori Ryusuke Sakaki
Yoichi Hayashi Hiroshi Takayama
Nana Ozaki Hamako
Osami Nabe Toshio
Shinichi Yanagisawa Ichiro Natsukawa
Yatarō Kitagami Kisaburo
Takamaru Sasaki Yamazaki
Fujio Murakami
Ryûsuke Kita Takamatsu
Yoichi Ihara Jinno
Maki Izumi

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