Young Trees (1963)
A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires to become a maid and lives a healthy life despite the hardships she encounters with people from all walks of life. Ririko Tachibana moved to Tokyo in reliance on her aunt Motoko, who lives in Tokyo. When Ririko leaves her classmate Chizuko Misawa, who says she is going to rely on jazz singer Michi Nozoe, and arrives at her aunt's house, she is disappointed to find that a job has been arranged for her as a nanny. Her dream of attending night high school was dashed, but Ririko made up her mind to do her best to do as much as she could. The Honbashi family, where she was employed, lived alone with the widow Shinae, and Mrs Shinae was asked to go to her daughters' house to help out...
Director:
Haruo Harada
Writer:
Jun Sagara
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Michiko Sugata as |
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Isao Kuraishi as |
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Mayumi Nagisa as |
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Michiko Takano as |
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Michi Aoyama as |
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Yoshiro Ichikawa as |
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Kōjirō Hongō as |
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Hajime Mitamura as |
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Yuko Yashio as |
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Hiroko Machida as |
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Tsuneko Sudō as |
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Chieko Murata as |
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Hisako Takihana as |
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Kiyoko Hirai as |
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Noriko Hodaka as |
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Chikako Kaga as |
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Yosuke Takemura as |
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Machiko Horikawa as |
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Hachiro Misumi as |
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Kenichi Miyajima as |
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Yoshio Takee as |
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Osamu Ōkawa as |
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Jun Osanai as |
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Shôko Wakatsuki as |
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Yūji Moriya as |
| Directing | Haruo Harada | Director |
| Writing | Jun Sagara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sakae Tsuboi | Novel |
| Sound | Noboru Nishiyama | Music |