Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei (1955)
A masterpiece of life sketches overflowing with heartwarming affection and laughter that portrays the modern common people with humor and pathos, focusing on the daily life of Sanpei Mejiro, a salaryman for over twenty years who finds a little happiness in life in his poor but joyful home.
Director:
Yasuki Chiba
Writer:
Toshiro Ide
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Chishū Ryū as |
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Yūko Mochizuki as |
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Keiju Kobayashi as |
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Hiroko Mikasa as |
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Sadako Sawamura as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Yūji Hori as |
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Yuriko Tashiro as |
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杉本修 as |
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Toshiyasu Hiyoshi as |
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Kyoji Sugi as |
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Atsushi Watanabe as |
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Toranosuke Ogawa as |
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北京子 as |
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Midori Yamamoto as |
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Chieko Tomikawa as |
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Akira Katayama as |
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Haruhiko Nishi as |
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岩城力 as |
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Rinichi Yamamoto as |
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大村満夫 as |
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Michihiko Sone as |
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Kyosuke Makino as |
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Jun Usami as |
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Tetsuo Uematsu as |
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Seigo Fukuoka as |
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Kan Yanagiya as |
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Akiko Hino as |
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Michiko Hoshi as |
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Hitomi Nakahara as |
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Yoshikazu Sugi as |
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Kyoko Shinobazu as |
| Writing | Takeshi Nakamura | Novel |
| Directing | Yasuki Chiba | Director |
| Camera | Shoei Nishikawa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Suguru Tanabe | Art Direction |
| Sound | Masanobu Otani | Recording Supervision |
| Editing | Yoshiki Nagasawa | Editor |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Kenzo Ginya | Gaffer |
| Sound | Yasushi Akutagawa | Original Music Composer |