Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Nov 8, 1949

1h 37m

★ 6.2

Overview

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shintoho Company

Mr. Shosuke Ohara Trailers

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Cast

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Onobu

Akiko Kazami

Oritsu

Reiko Miyagawa

Margaret Nakata

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Oseki, old maid

Chōko Iida

Seizô Kon'no

Haruo Tanaka

Kaikû Tsukioka, high priest

Sōji Kiyokawa

Koroku

Yōnosuke Toba

Jiromasa Yoshida

Shinichi Himori

Tetsuo

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Shūji Kawabe

Rei Ishikawa

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