

Drama
Overview
An unemployed Japanese man and his two sons wander the industrial flatlands of Depression-era Tokyo, until he chances upon an old friend and befriends a woman and her daughter, who are in a similar predicament.
Top Cast


Takeshi Sakamoto
Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi
Takeshi Sakamoto
Kihachi


Yoshiko Okada
Yoshiko Okada
Otaka
Yoshiko Okada
Otaka


Chōko Iida
Chōko Iida
Otsune
Chōko Iida
Otsune


Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Policeman
Chishū Ryū
Policeman


Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Zenko
Tomio Aoki
Zenko
Kazuko Ojima
Kazuko Ojima
Kuniko
Kazuko Ojima
Kuniko
Takayuki Suematsu
Takayuki Suematsu
Masako
Takayuki Suematsu
Masako
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