Overview

Set in Shanghai during the turbulent years leading up to and through World War II, the film follows a group of Japanese jazz musicians and performers struggling to hold onto music, love, and friendship amid political unrest and war. As censorship, nationalism, and conflict reshape the city, their once-vibrant nightlife gradually gives way to disillusionment, separation, and loss.

Genres

Cast

Hideko Yoshida

Madako Masaoka

Kazuyoshi Kushida

Shirô Hatano

Takashi Sasano

Wataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto

Fumiyo Kohinata

Shinzô Hirota

Hideyuki Otsuki

Miyashita

Shinichiro Uchida

Marine Soldier

Toshiki Ayata

Doctor