Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
Shoichi Kokubun is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
- Released
- 1957-12-28
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dai Nishijima, Umetsugu Inoue, Umetsugu Inoue
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- Yūjirō Ishihara as Shoichi Kokubu
- Kyōji Aoyama as Eiji, Shoichi's brother
- Fukuko Sayo as Sadayo, Shoichi's mother
- Mie Kitahara as Miyako Fukushima
- Masumi Okada as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother
- Yumi Takano as Aiko, Miyako's mother
- Izumi Ashikawa as Midori Shima
- Zenji Yamada as Zenzo Shima
- Keiko Amaji as Tokiko Arima
- Mari Shiraki as Mary Oka, the dancer
- Toshio Oida as Charlie Sakurada, the drummer
- Nobuo Kaneko as Toru Sakyo, the critic