The Japanese Belly Button (1977)
Original title: 日本人のへそ
The Japanese Belly Button is a 1977 Japanese-language music movie directed by Eizō Sugawa, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Mako Midori, Akihiro Miwa and Hajime Hana.
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
Cast
- Mako Midori as Helen Amatsu / Momoe / Junko
- Akihiro Miwa as Business man / Yakuza / Assistant professor
- Hajime Hana as Dry cleaning shop owner / Lorry driver / Lighting man
- Osami Nabe as Professor / Funayama
- Gajirō Satō as Hattori / Pianist
- Daigo Kusano as Judge / Yaneura / Comedian
- Noboru Mitani as Railway assistant / Takada / Comedian
- Hōsei Komatsu as Right wing / Ishii, the strip theatre owner
- Terumi Azuma as Ex-singer / Tome / Stripper
- Kazuo Kumakura as Helen's father
- Michihiro Yamanishi