The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
A single mother from the country raising a 6th grade boy comes to Tokyo, leaves the boy to live with his uncle's family, runs a struggling grocery store, and works a local inn. The boy befriends a girl, the daughter of the innkeeper.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Mikio NaruseDirector
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Ryōzō KasaharaScreenplay
Cast
- Nobuko OtowaShigeko Fukatani
- Yōsuke NatsukiShotaro Yamada
- Chisako HaraHarue Yamada
- Daisuke KatōTomioka
- Seizaburō KawazuAsao
- Kenzaburo OsawaHideo Fukatani
- Futaba IchikiJunko Mishima
- Kamatari FujiwaraTsunekichi Yamada
- Natsuko KaharaSakae Yamada
- Kin SugaiThe Aunt
- Murasaki FujimaNaoya Mishima
- Teruko MitaMasako
Stills
Themes
parent child relationshipslice of lifetravelschoolfightinggrocery store