One Wonderful Sunday

Jul 1, 1947

1h 48m

★ 7.2

Overview

Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Yuzo

Isao Numasaki

Masako

Chieko Nakakita

Yamamoto

Atsushi Watanabe

Dessert Shop Owner

Zeko Nakamura

Street Photographer

Toppa Utsumi

Street Photographer

Ichiro Namiki

Black-marketeer

Ichirō Sugai

Dance Hall Manager

Masao Shimizu

Overweight apartment receptionist

Tokuji Kobayashi

Waif

Shiro Mizutani

Dancer

Aguri Hidaka

Sono, the black-marketeer's mistress

Midori Ariyama

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