Goodbye, Moscow
Brief Synopsis
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A jazz pianist turned promoter is financially successful but has become cynical and bored with his life. About to quit his work, he decides to travel to Moscow with one of his bands. In Russia, he befriends a youthful dissident who is also a trumpet player. Despite the disapproval of the Japanese em...
Cast & Crew
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Hiromichi Horikawa
Director
Yuzo Kayama
The Promoter
Toshiko Morita
Shigeru Koyama
Toshio Kurosawa
Masumi Fujimoto
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Nov 1968
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai" by Hiroyuki Itsuki in Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai (Tokyo, 1967).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
A jazz pianist turned promoter is financially successful but has become cynical and bored with his life. About to quit his work, he decides to travel to Moscow with one of his bands. In Russia, he befriends a youthful dissident who is also a trumpet player. Despite the disapproval of the Japanese embassy and the boy's brother, a youth leader, the promoter encourages the young musician. The youth is jailed after a fight, and the promoter, whose enthusiasm for his work had been stirred, once again finds himself alone and restless.
Film Details
Also Known As
Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
Los Angeles showing: Nov 1968
Production Company
Toho Co.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai" by Hiroyuki Itsuki in Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai (Tokyo, 1967).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Location scenes filmed in Moscow and Tokyo. Released in Japan in March 1968 as Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai.
