
Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.
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Yūjirō Ishihara as Shoichi Kokubu

Kyōji Aoyama as Eiji, Shoichi's brother

Fukuko Sayo as Sadayo, Shoichi's mother

Mie Kitahara as Miyako Fukushima

Masumi Okada as Shinsuke, Miyako's brother

Yumi Takano as Aiko, Miyako's mother

Izumi Ashikawa as Midori Shima

Zenji Yamada as Zenzo Shima

Keiko Amaji as Tokiko Arima

Mari Shiraki as Mary Oka, the dancer

Toshio Oida as Charlie Sakurada, the drummer

Nobuo Kaneko as Toru Sakyo, the critic

Toshiyuki Ichimura as Mochinaga

Kyōzō Fuyuki as Taneda

Nakaku Takashi as Ken

Seshirou Yanagi as Yoshida

Ikuo Nikaido as Hase

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Ken Mishima as

Shuhei Yamada as

Sanpei Mine as

Tsuchiyasu Kinohara as

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Hyōe Enoki as

Shōki Fukae as

Seijiro Takano as

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Koichiro Sakai as

Shinzō Shibata as

Hidemi Tōgō as

Shigeo Hayashi as

Masayuki Kawamura as

Kazuo Kinugasa as

Yoko Takeuchi as

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George Furness as

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