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Status
Released
Release
1951
Runtime
1h 43m
About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.
16 Cast Members
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Shuzo Mori
Kan'emon Nakamura
Hanamura
Isao Kimura
Mizuno
Shizue Kawarazaki
Sato, Mori's wife
Hatae Kishi
Mizuno's wife
Chōko Iida
Akiyama grandmother
Jiro Kawarazaki
Yūichi, Shuzo's son
Yoshiko Machida
Tamiyo, Shuzo's daughter
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
landlord Yamakawa
Shotaro Ichikawa
Mizuno's father
Izumi Imamura
Mizuno's sister
Kikunojo Segawa
Yoshida Factory Manager
Natsuko Kawaji
Kimi
Umenosuke Nakamura
Fujiki
Tokue Hanazawa
truck man
Senshô Matsumoto
simple lodging's owner