The Whole Family Works (1939)
A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.
Director:
Mikio Naruse
Writer:
Mikio Naruse
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Musei Tokugawa as Ishimura |
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Noriko Honma as Ishimura's wife |
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Akira Ubukata as Kiichi, first son |
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Kaoru Itō as Genji, second son |
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Seikichi Minami as Noboru, third son |
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Takeshi Hirata as Eisaku, fourth son |
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Seiichiro Bando as Kokichi, fifth son |
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Kiyoko Wakaba as Hide, first daughter |
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Den Obinata as Ogawa - the teacher |
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Sumie Tsubaki as Mitsuko |
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Jun Maki as Kiichi's goroup leader |
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Kinji Fujiwa as Ishimura's fellow worker |
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Susumu Fujita as Genji's fellow worker |
| Directing | Mikio Naruse | Director |
| Lighting | Kuichiro Kishida | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Masanobu Takeyama | Producer |
| Sound | Tadashi Ota | Music |
| Production | Hiroaki Ôiwa | Production Manager |
| Camera | Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Kôichi Iwashita | Editor |
| Writing | Sunao Tokunaga | Original Story |
| Writing | Mikio Naruse | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hisashi Shimonaga | Sound Recordist |
