On This Earth (1957)

Kanazawa in the Taisho era. A former junior high school student, Ichiro's family used to be a large landowner, but now they are 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 around them because of their different social status.

Directing:
  • Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Writing:
  • Kaneto Shindō
  • Seijirô Shimada

Stars:
Release Date: 1957-11-22
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 98

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Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Ichiro Amano
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawag...
Heiichiro Okawa
Hitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Wakako Yoshikura
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Fuyuko
Keizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasak...
Tokio, Wakako's brother
川崎 敬三
川崎 敬三
Tokio, Wakako's brother
Tanaka Kinuyo
Tanaka Kinuyo
Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Mineya
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyam...
Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagaw...
Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Yoshie, Wakako's mum
Tamae Kiyokawa
Tamae Kiyokaw...
Tami - Mineya's wife
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ued...
Tahei Nakamura
Masaya Tsukida
Masaya Tsukid...
Yoshida
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizaw...
Meichô
Kenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama
Toyama (Mayor)
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Moriyama
Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Terashima
Fumiko Okamura
Fumiko Okamur...
the landlady of Koryu-tei
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Satomiya - teacher
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
School master
Eiichi Takamura
Eiichi Takamu...
chief
Reiko Shirai
Reiko Shirai
Woman at Shumpûrô
Michiko Takano
Michiko Takan...
Ichiko - a maiko
Hikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi
Keian
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