Man Who Causes a Storm
movie

Released December 28, 1957
Genres:
Overview
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.
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
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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
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Toshio Oida
as
Charlie Sakurada, the drummer

Nobuo Kaneko
as
Toru Sakyo, the critic
Crew

Ko Fujibayashi
as
Lighting Technician
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Kimihiko Nakamura
as
Art Direction
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Dai Nishijima
as
Screenplay
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Eisei Koi
as
Producer
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Seitaro Omori
as
Original Music Composer

Umetsugu Inoue
as
Screenplay

Umetsugu Inoue
as
Director
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Akira Suzuki
as
Editor
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Kazumi Iwasa
as
Director of Photography
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Nobumasa Fukushima
as
Sound Recordist