Synopsis
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
Details
- Shōhei Imamura
- October 28, 1959
- Released
- Japan
- Nikkatsu Corporation
- 1h 41m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Hiroyuki NagatoKiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother -
Kayo MatsuoYoshiko, eldest sister -
Takeshi OkimuraKoichi, Nianchan
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Akiko MaedaSueko, younger sister
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Kō NishimuraGoro Mitamura -
Yoshio ŌmoriSeki
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Taiji TonoyamaHemmi Gengoro -
Shinsuke AshidaSakai -
Tanie Kitabayashi -
Hideo Fukuhara
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Chigusa Takayama -
Hitoshi Takagi
