Sad Whistling

1h 24m
Drama
4.5

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.

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

Miyoji Ieki
Director
Nagatoshi Kiyoshima
Screenplay
Toshihiko Takeda
Screenstory
Toru Nishikawa
Director of Photography
Takashi Koide
Producer
Yoshi Tashiro
Music

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