Wagakoyue ni (1949)
Born into a poor farming family, Yukie left home with her only son Ryokichi, leaving her grandfather Heisaku behind, to search for her husband Ryohei, who had run away. Ryohei was working in a coal mine in Hokkaido, but he was already living with a woman named Otami, who was pregnant with his child. With no time to wallow in despair, Yukie resolved to work single-handedly to support Ryokichi, but no matter how hard she worked, she could not provide for him adequately. Yet, thinking of Ryokichi’s future, she could not bring herself to die, so she took a job as a barmaid at Yamagataya, living on the premises.
Director:
Isamu Kosugi
Writers:
Yoshirō Aramaki, Yasutaro Yagi.
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Yukiko Todoroki as |
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Akihiko Katayama as |
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Bontarō Miake as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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東曜一 as |
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小崎次郎 as |
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Chōko Iida as |
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西村秀子 as |
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Yuki Chisaka as |
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水原通子 as |
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千早隆子 as |
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Fumiko Odagiri as |
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Isamu Yamaguchi as |
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高橋照明 as |
| Directing | Isamu Kosugi | Director |
| Writing | Yoshirō Aramaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasutaro Yagi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ryuichiro Yagi | Original Story |
| Production | Atae Tsuboi | Producer |
| Production | Mitsuo Makino | Producer |
| Camera | Harumi Fujii | Director of Photography |
| Art | Yasuharu Hori | Art Direction |
| Sound | Taizo Takeyama | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |