
Whistling in the Morning
Drama
Overview
Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.
Top Cast


Hiroshi Kato
Hiroshi Kato
Minoru
Hiroshi Kato
Minoru


Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Takashi Sudo
Takahiro Tamura
Takashi Sudo


Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Miwako Kariya
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Miwako Kariya


Akira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi


Kuniko Igawa
Kuniko Igawa
Minoru's mother
Kuniko Igawa
Minoru's mother


Masao Oda
Masao Oda
Minoru's father
Masao Oda
Minoru's father


Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama


Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino
Kenji Yoshino


Reiko Hitomi
Reiko Hitomi
Reiko Hitomi
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