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Dash to the Sun

1966

88 minutes

Music

Overview

A song drama based on the autobiographical song "The sun is laughing" by composer Endo Minoru. It tells the story of a young man who moves to Tokyo with a big dream of becoming a composer, and despite the unfamiliar city life, sticks to his original intentions with the gentle encouragement of his young wife, and takes the music world by storm.

Top Cast

Sonny Chiba headshot

Sonny Chiba

Yukiyo Toake headshot

Yukiyo Toake

Hiroyuki Nagato headshot

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kenji Imai headshot

Kenji Imai

Reiko Ōhara headshot

Reiko Ōhara

Ichirō Sugai headshot

Ichirō Sugai

Mitsuko Yoshikawa headshot

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Eijirō Tōno headshot

Eijirō Tōno

Hiroshi Yagyu headshot

Hiroshi Yagyu

Kenji Sugawara headshot

Kenji Sugawara

Hideo Sunazuka headshot

Hideo Sunazuka

Akikane Sawa headshot

Akikane Sawa

Kakuko Chino headshot

Kakuko Chino

Zeko Nakamura headshot

Zeko Nakamura

Mineo Matsudaira headshot

Mineo Matsudaira

Genji Kawai headshot

Genji Kawai

Seiya Satō headshot

Seiya Satō

Shōhachi Uchikoshi headshot

Shōhachi Uchikoshi

Junnosuke Takasu headshot

Junnosuke Takasu

Kōji Sawada headshot

Kōji Sawada

Kazuo Funaki headshot

Kazuo Funaki

Chiyoko Shimakura headshot

Chiyoko Shimakura

Kenji Kitahara headshot

Kenji Kitahara

Mitsuo Kaji headshot

Mitsuo Kaji

Taro Hitofushi headshot

Taro Hitofushi

Hiroko Ogi headshot

Hiroko Ogi

Kazuko Mifune headshot

Kazuko Mifune