Film

Hibari the Traveling Performer

1962 · 1h 23m · Drama · Music

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?

Hibari Misora

Eitarō Shindō

Michiyo Kogure

Mikijiro Hira

Kinichi Hanabusa

Murasaki Fujima

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Takashi Kanda

Shirō Amakusa

Kiwako Taichi

Shigeko Arai

Ken Sudo

Fusatarō Ishijima

Yuko Hinoki

Eiko Goto

Seihachi Uchikoshi

• Kiyoshi SaekiDirector
• Tadashi SawashimaScreenplay
• Akira MimuraDirector of Photography
• Masao YoneyamaOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshiki NagasawaEditor

Release date

August 12, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Drama, Music