28/12/1957
Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
Yūjirō Ishihara
as Shoichi Kokubu
Kyōji Aoyama
as Eiji, Shoichi's brother
Fukuko Sayo
as Sadayo, Shoichi's mother
Mie Kitahara
as Miyako Fukushima
Masumi Okada
as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
Yumi Takano
as Aiko, Miyako's mother
Izumi Ashikawa
as Midori Shima
Zenji Yamada
as Zenzo Shima
Keiko Amaji
as Tokiko Arima
Mari Shiraki
as Mary Oka, the dancer
Toshio Oida
as Charlie Sakurada, the drummer
Nobuo Kaneko
as Toru Sakyo, the critic
Toshiyuki Ichimura
as Mochinaga
Kyōzō Fuyuki
as Taneda
Nakaku Takashi
as Ken
Seshirou Yanagi
as Yoshida
Ikuo Nikaido
as Hase
Yo Shiomi
as
Tōru Abe
as
Kaku Takashina
as
Ken Mishima
as
Shuhei Yamada
as
Sanpei Mine
as
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara
as
Kōji Yashiro
as
Shirō Yanase
as
Densuke Mitsuzawa
as
Hyōe Enoki
as
Shōki Fukae
as
Seijiro Takano
as
Daisuke Ōmi
as
Koichiro Sakai
as
Shinzō Shibata
as
Hidemi Tōgō
as
Shigeo Hayashi
as
Masayuki Kawamura
as
Kazuo Kinugasa
as
Yoko Takeuchi
as
Mayumi Shimizu
as
George Furness
as
Frankie Sakai
as
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