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Feature film — 1957

On This Earth (1957)

7.01h 38mDrama

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is 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.

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Director: Kōzaburō Yoshimura

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Cast & crew

Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Heiichiro Okawa

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Heiichiro Okawa

Hitomi Nozoe as Wakako Yoshikura

Hitomi Nozoe

Wakako Yoshikura

Kinuyo Tanaka as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kyōko Kagawa as Fuyuko

Kyōko Kagawa

Fuyuko

Keizō Kawasaki as Tokio, Wakako's brother

Keizō Kawasaki

Tokio, Wakako's brother

Shin Saburi as Ichiro Amano

Shin Saburi

Ichiro Amano

Taiji Tonoyama as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Taiji Tonoyama

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Ryōsuke Kagawa as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Masao Shimizu as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Masao Shimizu

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Kuniko Miyake as Yoshie, Wakako's mum

Kuniko Miyake

Yoshie, Wakako's mum

Kyū Sazanka as Mineya

Kyū Sazanka

Mineya

Tamae Kiyokawa as Tami - Mineya's wife

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tami - Mineya's wife

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