Shanghai bansu-kingu
1988, Japanese. Directed by Kazuyoshi Kushida.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kazuyoshi KushidaDirector
- Hideko YoshidaMadako Masaoka
- Kazuyoshi KushidaShirô Hatano
- Takashi SasanoWataru 'Bakumatsu' Matsumoto
- Fuyuko ImaeJuri 'Lily' Hayashi
- Fumiyo KohinataShinzô Hirota
- Hiroshi OhmoriLieutenant Shirai
- Kenji ItakuraSide
- Keiji ManakoLarry
- Noriko KojimaKing
- Mitsuru ToishiShingly Taguchi
- Shojiro KataokaRaymond Kovacs
- Hideyuki OtsukiMiyashita
Details
- Released
- 13 March 1988
- Original title
- 上海バンスキング
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kazuyoshi Kushida
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Shanghai bansu-kingu runs 132 minutes (2h 12m).
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Shanghai bansu-kingu isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 March 1988. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Shanghai bansu-kingu?
Shanghai bansu-kingu (1988) was directed by Kazuyoshi Kushida and stars Hideko Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Takashi Sasano.