Tokyo Chorus
Aug 15 1931
•2h 31m
•Comedy, Drama
In Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from his job.
Cast
See allTokihiko Okada
Shinji Okajima
Emiko Yagumo
Tsuma Sugako
Hideo Sugawara
Sono Chounan
Hideko Takamine
Sono Choujo
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