Hibari's Tale of Pathos (1962)
Original title: ひばりの佐渡情話
Hibari's Tale of Pathos is a 1962 Japanese-language music movie directed by Kunio Watanabe, with a running time of 1h 26m. It stars Hibari Misora, Toshiaki Amada and Kinichi Hanabusa.
Hibari Misora plays a singing guide, who is secretly in love, her fortunes turn for the worse when a gangster’s henchman hears her singing and takes a liking to her beautiful voice. The trouble starts when her family borrows money from the gangsters, setting off a series of incidents which lead to tragedy.