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.
Kazuyoshi Kushida
Director, Writer

Hideko Yoshida
Madako Masaoka

Kazuyoshi Kushida
ShirĂ´ Hatano

Takashi Sasano
Wataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto
Fuyuko Imae
Juri 'Lily' Hayashi

Fumiyo Kohinata
ShinzĂ´ Hirota
Hiroshi Omori
Lieutenant Shirai
Kenji Itakura
Side
Keiji Manako
Larry
Noriko Kojima
King