Hibari's Circus: The Sad Little Dove

Jul 15, 1952

1h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father, Ryutaro, whom she always thought was an agricultural and forestry engineer, was a circus clown. Over time, Mariko's singing attracted the attention of the public.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Mariko

Hibari Misora

Keiji Sada

Keiko Kishi

Kuniko Miyake

Shunji Sakai

Shin Tokudaiji

Ryuji Kita

Akio Isono

Eiko Takamatsu

Ichirō Shimizu

Taeko Hira

Haruhisa Kawada

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