Singing Lovebirds (1939)
December 14, 1939Release Date
Singing Lovebirds (1939)
December 14, 1939Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Chiezō Kataoka
Reisaburo Asai
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Soshichi Kagawaya
Takashi Shimura
Kyosai Shimura
Mitsuru Toyama
Man-emon Toyama
Kajō Onoe
Roku-be of Dogu-ya (antique dealer)
Hidemichi Ishikawa
Matsusuke Matsuda
Masahiro Makino
Director
Eizaburo Kusunoki
Sugiura
Koji Edogawa
Writer
Ryutaro Chikamatsu
Hinokiyama
Tokujirō Ōkubo
Composer
Matsunosuke Fukui
Takebayashi
Masao Yoneyama
Composer
Akira Mimura
Cinematographer
Minoru Fujisaki
Yanagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Cinematographer
Shirō Osaki
Tsubaki
Mitsuo Kobayashi
Sankichi
Heizaburo Fujimura
Young master of charcoal shop
Daihachiro Takebayashi
Young master of grocer
Junosuke Arashi
Young master of liquor shop
Makitaro Bando
Young master of rice shop
Sanpei Ishimaru
Young master of dry food shop
Shôjiro Kawase
Medical doctor
Haruyo Ichikawa
Oharu (daughter of Kyosai)
Fujiko Fukamizu
Fujio (daughter of Man-emon)
Dick Mine
Minezawa Tanba-no-kami
Tomiko Hattori
Otomi (daughter of Kagawaya)
Sadamitsu Ishihara
Sound
Nobuo Miyamoto
Editor
Shigekichi Hasegawa
Set Decoration
Morihisa Haneda
Assistant Director
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Singing Lovebirds (鴛鴦歌合戦, Oshidori utagassen) is a 1939 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino. It is a musical comedy. Fulfilling his reputation as a fast worker, Makino made the film in only two weeks when an opening was created in the production schedule of another film, Yaji Kita Dōchūki, after its star, Chiezō Kataoka, came down with appendicitis (Kataoka's scenes in Singing Lovebirds were filmed in only a few hours). The film, however, has become "the most frequently revived Japanese prewar musical film," featuring music ranging from jazz to jōruri, and music stars like Dick Mine. Makino made other musicals like Hanako-san (1943) and was known for his rhythmic style. Singing Lovebirds also features Takashi Shimura, most famous as the lead samurai in Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, in a singing role.