Midori haruka ni
| Midori haruka ni (The Green Music Box) | |
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 Japanese movie poster | |
| Directed by | Umetsugu Inoue |
| Produced by | Nikkatsu |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Midori haruka ni (Japanese: 緑はるかに), also known as The Green Music Box, is a 1955 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
Overview
A musical action film for children, this is the first feature-length theatrical film shot in Konicolor. It is based on the eponymous novel by Makoto Hojo, and marked the debut of 14-year-old Ruriko Asaoka, who plays a girl on the run from a spy ring trying to steal her father's scientific secrets.[2]
Cast
- Ruriko: Ruriko Asaoka
- Pierrot: Frankie Sakai
- Shiratori: Mie Kitahara
- Professor Kimura (Ruriko's father): Minoru Takada
- Bikko: Toppa Utsumi
- Giant monster: Toshiyuki Ichikawa
- Ruriko's mother: Ayuko Fujishiro
- Thrift store manager: Ichirō Arishima
References
- ↑ "緑はるかに". Jmdb.ne.jp. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ Inoue, Umetsugu (8 May 1955), IMDB: Midori harukani, Ruriko Asaoka, Sôichi Asanuma, Fumio Nagai, Nikkatsu, retrieved 31 January 2026
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