Birth of a Jazz Maiden - 1957

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

77min
1957
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.9/10

Cast

Chiemi Eri profile pictureChiemi EriMidori Kawai
Yūjirō Ishihara profile pictureYūjirō IshiharaHaruo Nanjô
Isamu Kosugi profile pictureIsamu KosugiTôhô Tani
Taiji Tonoyama profile pictureTaiji TonoyamaSenkichi Hanamura
Kyoji Aoyama profile pictureKyoji AoyamaYoshihiko Katô

About Birth of a Jazz Maiden

Birth of a Jazz Maiden Overview

Kawai Midori's father left the family a long time ago and since her mother passed away, she has taken care of her younger siblings by herself by working with a group of itinerant camellia oil peddlers. While she is In Izu selling camellia oil, she meets a young student, Katō Yutaka, who asks her to let him take her picture. The peddlers also meet a jazz band, and when Midori sings a song, teased by the band's star singer Nanjō Haruo, the band members are enraptured by her beautiful voice. She eventually joins the band and quickly becomes a popular jazz singer.

Runtime: 77min

Extra details

Original Title: Jazu musume tanjō
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Masahisa Sunohara
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation