Sad Whistling

Sad Whistling 1949 Directed by Miyoji Ieki 悲しき口笛

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gnere Drama

Production Company Shochiku

Release Date 24 October 1949

84 mins

Cast

Hibari Misora Mitsuko Tanaka

Ichirō Sugai Osamu Kachigawa

Keiko Tsushima Kachigawa Kachigawa

Yasumi Hara Kenzo Tanaka

Yoshito Yamaji Yasuda

Takashi Kanda Yamaguchi

Hikari Mizushima Daitsuma Yoshiko

Ichirō Shimizu Cabaret Manager

Shirō Ōsaka Matsu-chan

Crew

Director

Miyoji Ieki

Writer

Nagatoshi Kiyoshima

Producer

Takashi Koide

Cinematography

Toru Nishikawa

Music

Yoshi Tashiro