Hibari the Traveling Performer
(1962)
Year: 1962
Runtime: 83 мин
Country: Japan
Director: Киёси Саэки
Cast: 美空ひばり, 進藤英太郎, 木暮実千代, 平幹二朗, 香山武彦, 藤間紫, 清川虹子, 神田隆, 天草四郎, 太地喜和子
Plot
Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickly dashed as her father, having married into a wealthy family, wants nothing to do with her. Will Kimie be able to regain her father’s love?