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Down Town
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Down Town

Oct 29, 1957
0h 57m
★ 0.0

Overview

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Riyo Yazawa

Isuzu Yamada

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshio Tsuruishi

Toshirō Mifune

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Masataka Kametani

Masataka Kametani

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Jirô Suzukawa

Jirô Suzukawa

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya