On This Earth (1957)

Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura1h 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.

Year
1957
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
22 November 1957
TMDB
7.0 (1)
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Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Heiichiro Okawa
Hitomi Nozoe
Hitomi Nozoe
Wakako Yoshikura
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Fuyuko
Keizō Kawasaki
Keizō Kawasaki
Tokio, Wakako's brother
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Ichiro Amano
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
Kuniko Miyake
Kuniko Miyake
Yoshie, Wakako's mum
Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka
Mineya
Tamae Kiyokawa
Tamae Kiyokawa
Tami - Mineya's wife
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Tahei Nakamura
Fumiko Murata
Fumiko Murata
Kin - Tahei's wife
Masaya Tsukida
Masaya Tsukida
Yoshida
K
Keiko Anjô
Michiko - Yoshda's sister
Y
Yosuke Irie
Fukai
Mitsuko Takesato
Mitsuko Takesato
Yoshinio - Fukai's mother
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Meichô
Kenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama
Toyama (Mayor)
Gen Harada
Gen Harada
Chief
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Moriyama
Mantarō Ushio
Mantarō Ushio
Terashima
Manabu Morita
Manabu Morita
Work Chief
Fumiko Okamura
Fumiko Okamura
the landlady of Koryu-tei
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Satomiya - teacher
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
School master
Eiichi Takamura
Eiichi Takamura
chief
T
Toshiko Kagiyama
Woman at Shumpûrô
Reiko Shirai
Reiko Shirai
Woman at Shumpûrô
R
Reiko Shimohira
Woman at Shumpûrô
M
Mitsuko Han'ya
Woman at Shumpûrô
R
Ryūko Akutagawa
Woman at Shumpûrô
Y
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Woman at Shumpûrô
Toshiko Kisaragi
Toshiko Kisaragi
Yoneko - a maiko
Michiko Takano
Michiko Takano
Ichiko - a maiko
Hikaru Hoshi
Hikaru Hoshi
Keian
Kōji Fujiyama
Kōji Fujiyama
Professor of sword
S
Shiroyuki Miyajima
Orugu
K
Kazuko Miyakawa
Girl student
N
Naoko Matsudaira
Girl student
J
Junko Koizumi
Girl student

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