Shanghai bansu-kingu

Directed by Kazuyoshi Kushida

With Hideko Yoshida, Kazuyoshi Kushida, Takashi Sasano, Fuyuko Imae and Fumiyo Kohinata

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.