Kon'nichiwa 20 sai (1964)
After being widowed, Mihoko Ishizawa supports her five daughters by running a boarding house. Most of her daughters eventually marry former student tenants, but her independent-minded youngest daughter, Kanako, resists traditional expectations and clashes with her mother’s views on marriage and women’s roles. When a medical student named Kawasaki moves in, Kanako gradually forms a connection with him, forcing the family to confront changing attitudes toward love, independence, and modern life.
Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
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Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kanako Ishizawa |
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Hideki Takahashi as Yutaka Kawasaki |
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Reiko Sasamori as Sumiko Shibata |
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Midori Tashiro as Tamako Ishizawa |
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Kōji Wada as Saburō Hashimoto |
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Kokinji Katsura as Zenkichi Shibata |
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Chikako Shin as Yūko |
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Masao Shimizu as Professor Nomura |
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Yukiko Todoroki as Mihoko Ishizawa |
| Directing | Kenjirō Morinaga | Director |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Writer |
| Sound | Chumei Watanabe | Music |
| Writing | 佐伯孝夫 | Lyricist |
| Sound | 吉田正 | Songs |
| Sound | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Songs |
| Writing | 鈴木比呂志 | Lyricist |
| Sound | 植村亨 | Songs |
| Sound | Hideki Takahashi | Songs |
| Production | Shizuo Sakagami | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Yōjirō Ishizaka | Original Story |
| Crew | 松橋梅夫 | Cinematography |
| Lighting | 高橋勇 | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Koshiro Jinbo | Sound |
| Art | Kazumi Koike | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Directing | Atsushi Fujiura | Assistant Director |
| Production | Akira Yamashita | Production Manager |
| Editing | Shigeaki Satō | Color Grading |
| Camera | Takaichi Shikida | Still Photographer |