The read
It runs long at 2h 50m.
Synopsis
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Tomotaka TasakaDirector
- Tatsuo NogamiScreenplay
- Naoyuki SuzukiScreenplay
- Tomotaka TasakaScreenplay
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kinnosuke NakamuraCast
- Chiemi EriCast
- Katsuo NakamuraCast
- Chiyonosuke AzumaCast
- Hiroko SakuramachiCast
- Mitsuko YoshikawaCast
- Minoru ChiakiCast
- Michiyo KogureCast
- Chōichirō KawarasakiCast
- Kamatari FujiwaraCast
- Kiyoshi AtsumiCast
- Fumitake ŌmuraCast
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Themes
sudden successionfire ravaged edounreliable government