On This Earth

Nov 22, 1957

1h 38m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Daiei Film

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Cast

Heiichiro Okawa

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Wakako Yoshikura

Hitomi Nozoe

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kinuyo Tanaka

Fuyuko

Kyōko Kagawa

Tokio, Wakako's brother

Keizō Kawasaki

Ichiro Amano

Shin Saburi

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Taiji Tonoyama

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Masao Shimizu

Yoshie, Wakako's mum

Kuniko Miyake

Mineya

Kyū Sazanka

Tami - Mineya's wife

Tamae Kiyokawa

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