Film

Merry Migratory Birds

1952 · 1h 24m

Midori (Misora), the adopted daughter of Kinnosuke (Kawamura), a ship carpenter in a port town, was born a good singer. Her mother is dead, her father has been missing since he left for war, and the orphan Midori is given to Kinnosuke and his wife, who soon have a baby together, so she is treated as an obstacle. When a female sword-play troupe comes to town, she cannot forget the kindness shown to her by female magician Katsutamusai Harue (Awashima), so she follows the troupe on their tours. Midori became a popular singer and was loved by the troupe, but only Yoshizawa (Abe), the leader of the troupe, had eyes for Midori and bullied her.

Hibari Misora

Tatsuo Saitō

Chikage Awashima

Reikichi Kawamura

• Yasushi SasakiDirector
• Akira FushimiScreenplay

Release date

January 3, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 24m