Composition Class (1938)
1938 · 1h 27m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contest with an essay about her neighborhood. The much publicized essay ends up causing the family problems and their chronic money troubles threaten Masako's further education.
Director: Kajirō Yamamoto
Writers: Masako Toyoda, Chiio Kimura
Cinematography: Akira Mimura
Editor: Kôichi Iwashita
Cast
Hideko Takamine as MasakoMasaru Kodaka as MinoruShiro Mizutani as MitsuoMusei Tokugawa as FatherNijiko Kiyokawa as MotherOsamu Takizawa as TeacherRanko Akagi as The teacher's wifeMasao Mishima as Tanno-sanNoriko Honma as AuntKumeko Otowa as The second wifeTakahiro Yamagata as Umemoto-sanToshiko Itō as AuntMore like this
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