Nobuko Rides on a Cloud (1955)
A little girl who falls into a lake and is saved by a god who then takes her up to the clouds and shows her what the world was like before she was born and what the world would be like if she where never born. While in the clouds she meets her grandparents and a few other people she loved who have passed on.
Director:
Fumindo Kurata
Writers:
Fumindo Kurata, Setsuko Murayama.
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Setsuko Hara as Mom |
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Haruko Wanibuchi as Non-chan |
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Susumu Fujita as Dad |
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Akira Ōizumi as |
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Mayumi Kurata as Teacher Kawamoto |
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Michiko Ozawa as Aunt |
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Atsuo Takasaki as Takeshi |
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Hideaki Ishii as |
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Yutaka Kizaki as Dr. Tamura |
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Akira Nagoya as Driver |
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Masaaki Usui as Teacher Yamaguchi |
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Musei Tokugawa as |
| Production | Hisatora Kumagai | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Fumindo Kurata | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Isao Banno | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Ken Yamate | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nobuo Iida | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Setsuko Murayama | Screenplay |
| Directing | Fumindo Kurata | Director |
| Writing | Momoko Ishii | Original Story |
| Camera | Jōji Ohara | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hiroji Nakata | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Tsuneo Abe | Sound Recordist |