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The Green Music Box
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The Green Music Box

1955-05-08 · 90 min · ★ 5.0

Drama · Music · Adventure

Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.

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Directors
Umetsugu Inoue
Production companies
Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ruriko AsaokaRuriko AsaokaRuriko
Minoru TakadaMinoru TakadaProfessor
Frankie SakaiFrankie SakaiClown
Soichi AsanumaSoichi AsanumaShorty
Fumio NagaiFumio NagaiBean Pole
Hideaki IshiiHideaki IshiiChubby
Kenjiro UemuraKenjiro UemuraTazawa
Toshiyuki IchimuraToshiyuki IchimuraOnyudo
Toppa UtsumiBikko
Ichirō ArishimaIchirō ArishimaAntiques Salesman
Zenji YamadaZenji YamadaPolice Officer
Nobuteru HanamuraTazawa Henchman
Mie KitaharaMie KitaharaDancer
Masumi OkadaMasumi OkadaMoon Prince
Kyōko AkemiKyōko AkemiMamiko's mother
Sachiko YasudaSnow Fairy
Yoshiko FujishiroRuriko's Mother
Sachiko TôyamaMoon Queen
Noriko WatanabeNoriko WatanabeMamiko
Sadao MatsubaraBird Spirit

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