Midori haruka ni (Japanese: 緑はるかに), also known as The Green Music Box, is a 1955 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
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Overview
A musical action film for children, this is the first feature-length theatrical film shot in Konicolor. It is based on the eponymous novel by Makoto Hojo, and marked the debut of 14-year-old Ruriko Asaoka, who plays a girl on the run from a spy ring trying to steal her father's scientific secrets.
Cast
Ruriko: Ruriko Asaoka
Pierrot: Frankie Sakai
Shiratori: Mie Kitahara
Professor Kimura (Ruriko's father): Minoru Takada
Bikko: Toppa Utsumi
Giant monster: Toshiyuki Ichikawa
Ruriko's mother: Ayuko Fujishiro
Thrift store manager: Ichirō Arishima