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Hideko the Cheerleader

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Original title

Hideko no ôendanchô

Year

1940

Running time

71 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Yasuki Chiba

Screenwriter

Tamotsu Takada, Kenta Yamazaki

Cast

Music

Shun'ichi Sasaki

Cinematography

Asakazu Nakai (B&W)

Producer

Nan'ô Eiga. Distributor: Toho

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

An early, wartime take on the Japanese "Idol" movie. Young-Girl-Star Hideko Takamine plays a young Baseball fan, determined to cheer for her favourite baseball team by creating a new song for them. The film was unusually jolly for its day, making audiences forget the bleak war times. As a treat for contemporary audiences, real professional baseball players played alongside Takamine, who would later be one of the most famous star of postwar cinema and star in the best films of directors such as Naruse or Kinoshta.

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Hideko the Cheerleader

1940

Yasuki Chiba