
09 Jan 1953

Night in Hawaii
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A comedy farce depicting the noise that occurs when two unemployed circus participants discover a debt bond in a basket with parrots, which they received instead of pension money. At that time, Hiromi Go and Kirin Kiki, who were gaining popularity, play the main roles, demonstrating an exquisite combination.

Go

Nanako

Mary

Undertaker

Nanako's mather

Kenjuro Kamoshita

Kamedoko

Kimifusa

The undertaker's wife




09 Jan 1953

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