Man Who Causes a Storm
1957Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) 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.
Acted in
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
Toshiyuki Ichimura
as Mochinaga
Kyōzō Fuyuki
as Taneda
Nakaku Takashi
as Ken
Seshirou Yanagi
as Yoshida
Ikuo Nikaido
as Hase
Yo Shiomi
Tōru Abe
Kaku Takashina
Ken Mishima
Shuhei Yamada
Sanpei Mine
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara
Kōji Yashiro
Shirō Yanase
Densuke Mitsuzawa
Hyōe Enoki
Shōki Fukae
Seijiro Takano
Daisuke Ōmi
Koichiro Sakai
Shinzō Shibata
Hidemi Tōgō
Shigeo Hayashi
Masayuki Kawamura
Kazuo Kinugasa
Yoko Takeuchi
Mayumi Shimizu
George Furness
Frankie Sakai