is a 1984

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directed by

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, adapted from the 1979 musical of the same name. It received multiple nominations at the 8th

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, including Director of the Year and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (

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Cast

as Madoka Hatano *

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as Shiro Hatano * Etsuko Shihomi as Lily * Ryudo Uzaki as Bakumatsu * Mitsuru Hirata as Shinzo Hirota *

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as Ho-san * Isao Natsuyagi as Shirai

Other credits

*Writing: **Kinji Fukasaku **Ren Saito: story **Yôzô Tanaka *Art Direction: **Kyohei Morita **Yutaka Yokoyama *Assistant Director: Hideo Nanbu *Sound recordist: Kazuhisa Takahashi

References

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* 1984 films 1980s musical drama films 1984 drama films Films directed by Kinji Fukasaku Films set in Shanghai Japanese musical drama films 1980s Japanese films Japanese films based on plays 1984 musical films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub