No Time for Tears

May 10, 1955

1h 49m

★ 0.0

Overview

Coach Shimamura of the hapless Sparrows baseball team is pleased to obtain a hot new pitcher named Onishi. But when Onishi begins a romantic relationship with the coach's daughter Michiko, Shimamura becomes angry with the young man, lashing out at him when he disobeys instructions during a game. In turn, Michiko becomes angry with her father, who becomes increasingly depressed. When a tragedy strikes the family, Coach Shimamura begins losing control of his life, just when his family and his team need him most.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

"Sparrows" Coach Shimamura

Takashi Shimura

Mitsuo Yano

Toshirō Mifune

Michiko

Mariko Okada

Onishi

Yū Fujiki

Kinue

Shizue Natsukawa

Tateo Kawasaki

Daisuke Katō

Masao Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Katao Kawasaki

Takashi Itô

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