A Carpenter and Children (1962)
A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
Director:
Tomotaka Tasaka
Writers:
Tatsuo Nogami, Naoyuki Suzuki, Tomotaka Tasaka.
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Chiemi Eri as |
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Katsuo Nakamura as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as |
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Mitsuko Yoshikawa as |
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Minoru Chiaki as |
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Michiyo Kogure as |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as |
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as |
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Fumitake Ōmura as |
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Shizue Natsukawa as |
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Masao Oda as |
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Eijirō Tōno as |
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Reizaburo Yamamoto as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
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Koinosuke Onoe as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as |
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Harue Akagi as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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Kyoji Sugi as |
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| Directing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Director |
| Writing | Tatsuo Nogami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Naoyuki Suzuki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tomotaka Tasaka | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shūgorō Yamamoto | Novel |
| Production | Hiroshi Okawa | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Makoto Tsuboi | Director of Photography |