Japan / Aug 28, 1956
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nobuo Kawakami | Night Market Boss |
| Sanpei Mine | Tanekichi Hanai |
| Ryusei Ito | Calligraphy Teacher |
| Tsuchiyasu Kinohara | Hinomaru Bath Owner |
| Reiko Kuba | Kappa Alley Resident |
| Tatsuya Mihashi | Jiro Hanai |
| Tsûsai Sugawara | Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss |
| Kazuo Kinugasa | Car customer (Sekitori) |
| Kaoru Yamamoto | Female teacher at an elementary school |
| Isao Yoshida | |
| Hisao Murata | |
| Masuyo Suzumura |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | わが町 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Release date | 28 agosto 1956 |
| Production | Masayuki Takagi |
| Writer | Toshio Yasumi, Sakunosuke Oda |
| Editing | Tadashi Nakamura |
| Cinematography | Kuratarō Takamura |
| Assistant directors | Shōhei Imamura, Akinori Matsuo, Yūzō Kawashima |
| Lighting | Mitsuo Onishi |
| Camera operators | Kuratarō Takamura |
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| Additional photography | Kuratarō Takamura |
| Production design | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Art direction | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Set decoration | Kimihiko Nakamura |
| Music | Riichirō Manabe, Fumio Hashimoto |
| Sound | Riichirō Manabe, Fumio Hashimoto |
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