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Cast

Hironobu Nomura

Hironobu Nomura

Shunichi Yashiro

Takeshi Kaga

Takeshi Kaga

Takigawa

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Megumi Nanbu

Junko Mihara

Junko Mihara

Eiko

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Kosakai

Isao Bitō

Isao Bitō

Asai

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Yakuza boss

Kiwako Harada

Kiwako Harada

Pianist

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Chieko

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Shirae

Yūji Honma

Yūji Honma

Shoji

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Driver

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Bar owner

Johnny Ohkura

Johnny Ohkura

Nakamura

Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya

Sajima

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Yakuza boss

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Tanokura

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Bar maid

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Waitress

Kentarō Shimizu

Kentarō Shimizu

Maekawa

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Yasuhara

Noriko Watanabe

Noriko Watanabe

Midori

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

(uncredited)

Ryōichi Takayanagi

Ryōichi Takayanagi

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Yakuza

Riki Takeuchi

Riki Takeuchi

Masataka Naruse

Masataka Naruse

Usaburo Oshima

Usaburo Oshima

Yukari Tsuda

Yukari Tsuda

Mayu Usami

Mayu Usami

Yasuhiro Arai

Yasuhiro Arai

Kouichi Yamakawa

Kouichi Yamakawa

Takao Nakamura

Takao Nakamura

Chū Takatsuki

Chū Takatsuki

Hirofumi Nakase

Hirofumi Nakase

Masuji Fujiwara

Masuji Fujiwara

Kaori Murata

Kaori Murata

Akihiro Shimizu

Akihiro Shimizu

Keisuke Nakai

Keisuke Nakai

Kenzo Kitakata

Kenzo Kitakata

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya

Hakuryu

Hakuryu

Kiwako Harada

Kiwako Harada

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yūji Honma

Yūji Honma

Kentarō Shimizu

Kentarō Shimizu

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Crew

Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Director

Yōzō Tanaka

Yōzō Tanaka

Screenplay

Yusuke Narita

Yusuke Narita

Assistant Director

Hikaru Ishikawa

Hikaru Ishikawa

Sound

Osamu Tanaka

Osamu Tanaka

Editor

Seizō Sengen

Seizō Sengen

Cinematography

Kaoru Kurimoto

Kaoru Kurimoto

Creator

Sunao Sakagami

Sunao Sakagami

Producer

Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Producer

Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

Music Director

Kaoru Kurimoto

Kaoru Kurimoto

Novel

Tsutomu Imamura

Tsutomu Imamura

Production Design

Mitsuo Watanabe

Mitsuo Watanabe

Lighting Design

Seizō Sengen

Seizō Sengen

Director of Photography

Masahide Sakuma

Masahide Sakuma

Original Music Composer

Movie poster

Cabaret

19864.0 / 10104 min
Drama, Crime, Music

Overview

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist starts playing at a particular nightspot, a thug from the Yakuza adopts him as a special friend for no greater reason than he plays one of his favorite songs well. As the dangerous life of the gangster intertwines with that of the musician, it brings harm to the musician's girlfriend, who is raped. This changes the young saxophonist's attitude about his patron, but his Yakuza "friend" is still too embroiled in his own problems to worry about anything else.