Drama · Japan · 1949 · 1h 24m

Sad Whistling

悲しき口笛

Director

Cast

Hibari Misora as Mitsuko Tanaka Ichirō Sugai as Osamu Kachigawa Keiko Tsushima as Kachigawa Kachigawa Yasumi Hara as Kenzo Tanaka Yoshito Yamaji as Yasuda Takashi Kanda as Yamaguchi

Crew

Toru Nishikawa — Director of Photography Nagatoshi Kiyoshima — Screenplay Takashi Koide — Producer

Synopsis

A young girl searches for her long-lost brother in postwar Tokyo, clinging to hope and music amid the rubble of a broken Japan. Along the way, she touches the hearts of those around her with her resilience and song.

Key Collaborators

Miyoji Ieki Director Toru Nishikawa Director of Photography Nagatoshi Kiyoshima Screenplay Takashi Koide Producer

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