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The Blacksmith of the Forest
The Blacksmith of the Forest
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The Blacksmith of the Forest

Original Title: 森の鍛冶屋

1929
1h 33m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1929

Runtime

1h 33m

Storyline

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 33m
Jan 5, 1929
Languages
No Language
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu
Production
Shochiku
Shochiku
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Masao Inoue

Masao Inoue

Kyosuke Ikeda

Kaoru Futaba

Kaoru Futaba

Toyono Ikeda

Eiji Oshimoto

Eiji Oshimoto

Ichiro Ikeda

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Jiro Ikeda

Shoichi Nodera

Shoichi Nodera

Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu

Hideo Fujino

Hideo Fujino

Village Mayor

Shin'ichirô Komura

Tomisaku (Mayor's son)

Hisao Yoshitani

Hisao Yoshitani

Gosaku, the Villager

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

School Teacher

Eiko Takamatsu

Otane

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Kiyohiko Sugimoto

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Kaoru Shimada

Shintarô Takiguchi

Shintarô Takiguchi

Shoichi Kofujita

Shoichi Kofujita

Yoko Fujita

Yoko Fujita

Mitsuko Takao

Mitsuko Takao

Fusako Fujita

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