The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Sumiko's father sends her to live with her alcoholic uncle. He sells her to a circus, which is the start of a downward spiral in an unforgiving world.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Shigeyoshi SuzukiDirector
- Shigeyoshi SuzukiScreenplay
Cast
- Keiko TakatsuSumiko Nakamura
- Tamako NijôHideko Akiyama / Prefectural assemblywoman
- Chieko SonoOsada, wife of Yamada
- Shizuko OzakiUmeko Yazawa
- Eiko AidaOkaku Shimamura
- Rintarō FujimaAkimitsu Hasegawa
- Itaru HamadaTetsuzo Ogawa, circus manager
- Yōyō KojimaSahei Sakamoto
- Takashi AsanoKanta Yamada / Sumiko's uncle
- Saburô OonoYamashita / Police Sergeant
- Kangyô NakamuraMaster of pawnshop
- Hidekatsu MakiHara