The Performers

The Performers

94 mins | Jan. 15, 1970

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.

The Performers

94 mins | Jan. 15, 1970

The Performers
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.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 花と涙と炎
Directors Umetsugu Inoue
Writers Umetsugu Inoue

Cast

Hibari Misora

as Kasumi Fujihana

Shin'ichi Mori

as Ryusuke Sakaki

Yoichi Hayashi

as Hiroshi Takayama

Nana Ozaki

as Hamako

Osami Nabe

as Toshio

Shinichi Yanagisawa

as Ichiro Natsukawa

Yataro Kitagami

as Kisaburo

Takamaru Sasaki

as Yamazaki

Ryûsuke Kita

as Takamatsu

Yoichi Ihara

as Jinno

Michiko Yajima

as Akemi Konno

Kenji Sonoda

as Gangster

Hideaki Komori

as Gangster

Kentarô Imai

as Kanjiro Fujihana

Ryōko Mizuki

as Aoi Fujihana

Matsuko Shiga

as Kinomi Fujihana

Fusako Maki

as Hamako's mother

Shôgo Shimada

as Seijuro Fujihana

Nobuo Takagi

as (uncredited)