On This Earth (1957)
1957 · 1h 38m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those…
Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writers: Seijirō Shimada, Kaneto Shindō
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Cinematography: Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Cast
Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Heiichiro OkawaHitomi Nozoe as Wakako YoshikuraKinuyo Tanaka as Omitsu, Heiichiro's motherKyōko Kagawa as FuyukoKeizō Kawasaki as Tokio, Wakako's brotherShin Saburi as Ichiro AmanoTaiji Tonoyama as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncleRyōsuke Kagawa as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfatherMasao Shimizu as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dadKuniko Miyake as Yoshie, Wakako's mumKyū Sazanka as MineyaTamae Kiyokawa as Tami - Mineya's wifeMore like this
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