Big Hit Pachinko Girl

Set in a bustling 1950s parlor, a beautiful counter clerk falls for a wealthy businessman’s son, only to have their romance derailed by a ruthless loan shark and a mounting family debt. As the parlor faces ruin, the narrative weaves through slapstick antics, musical numbers by Enka legends, and surreal interviews with real-life cultural figures. A chaotic "blueprint" for the Pachinko subgenre, this musical dramedy captures the obsession and desperation of the silver balls.

Kingorō Yanagiya

Yoshio Tabata

Shintarō Kido

Haruhisa Kawada

Chieko Seki

Reiko Miyagawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Roppa Furukawa

Ichimatsu Ishida

Keishichi Ishiguro

Musei Tokugawa

Junzaburō Ban

Atsushi Watanabe

Momotaro Sekisekitei

Tatsuo Nishioka

Satoko Yamashita

• Torajirō SaitōDirector
• Shiro OkusaScreenplay
• Sadao SugiharaExecutive Producer
• Tatsuo TomonariDirector of Photography
• Yūji KosekiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 15, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Comedy