简介：TheclosestJapanesecinemaevercametothefull-blownBroadway-stylemusical,withsinginganddancingonthestreetsofTokyo,musicbyavant-gardecomposerandjazzmanToshiroMayuzumi,lyricsbyrenownedpoetShuntaroTanikawa,anddirectionbyoneofToho’smostprominent“newwave”directors,EizoSugawa.PopularjazzdrummerandactorFrankieSakaistarsinthiscomicversionofthe“industrialcompetition”genre:twotourismcompaniescompeteforforeignclientsintherun-uptothe1964TokyoOlympics.HighlightingthecominginternationalizationofJapan,thefilmdramatizesthefelttensionsbetweentraditionandmodernity,thepressuresofthe“economicanimal”lifestyle,andtheenergyofhigheconomicgrowth.…