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Wakaki hi wa kanashi

  • 1954
  • 1h 37m
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Wakaki hi wa kanashi (1954)

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  • Director
    • Tsuruo Iwama
  • Writers
    • Sadao Nakamura
    • Tsuruo Iwama
  • Stars
    • Hibari Misora
    • Akira Ishihama
    • Machiko Mizuhara
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    • Director
      • Tsuruo Iwama
    • Writers
      • Sadao Nakamura
      • Tsuruo Iwama
    • Stars
      • Hibari Misora
      • Akira Ishihama
      • Machiko Mizuhara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hibari Misora
    • Keiko Sonoda…
    Akira Ishihama
    Akira Ishihama
    • Ichirô Sonoda
    Machiko Mizuhara
    • Kyôko Fujikawa
    Shinji Yamada
    • Shôji Amano
    Chieko Ôta
    • Sachiko Amano
    Eiichi Sugasawara
    • Jinde
    Shin Tokudaiji
    • Sôichi, Keiko's father
    Tatsuo Saitô
    Tatsuo Saitô
    • Shôji's father
    Chieko Higashiyama
    Chieko Higashiyama
    • Grandmother
    Sadako Sawamura
    Sadako Sawamura
    • Shôji's mother
    Izumi Ashikawa
    Izumi Ashikawa
    • Tomiko
    Yayoi Furusato
    • Natsuko
    Takashi Miki
    • Oda
    Hideaki Nagai
    • Masa
    • (as Tatsuo Nagai)
    Tomio Aoki
    Tomio Aoki
    Jôji Takase
    • Nakahara
    Kamon Kawamura
    • Shiobara
    Hiromi Ogita
    • Marume
    • Director
      • Tsuruo Iwama
    • Writers
      • Sadao Nakamura
      • Tsuruo Iwama
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    • Soundtracks
      Brazil no hanayome san
      Lyrics by Yaso Saijô

      Music by Tadashi Manjôme

      Arranged by Kenji Matsuo

      Sung by Hibari Misora

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1954 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 若き日は悲し
    • Production company
      • Shochiku Ofuna
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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