The Tale of Jiro (1955)
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
Director:
Hiroshi Shimizu
Writer:
Hiroshi Shimizu
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Michiyo Kogure as Oyoshi |
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Yūko Mochizuki as Ohama |
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Ranko Hanai as |
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Ichirō Ryūzaki as Shunsuke |
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Junko Ikeuchi as Haruko |
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Shoji Nakayama as Teacher Asakura |
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Koji Osawa as Jiro |
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Katsuyuki Ichige as Older Jiro |
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Yukio Tomoyama as Kyoichi |
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Shiro Watanabe as Older Kyoichi |
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Shozo Ikehara as Shunzo |
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Itsuo Watanabe as Older Shunzo |
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Sumiko Abe as |
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Natsuko Kahara as Grandmother |
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Hiroshi Tsukiji as Naokichi |
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Ryutaro Nagai as Kansaku |
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Kan Sugi as Grandfather |
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Ichiro Kodama as Dr. Aoki |
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Kōtarō Sugie as Elementary school teacher |
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Tsutomu Ichijo as Masaki's grandfather |
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Kinko Kato as Dr. Aoki's wife |
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Masako Fujimura as Masaki's grandmother |
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Yoko Hayama as |
| Editing | Toshio Goto | Editor |
| Writing | Kojin Shimomura | Original Story |
| Directing | Teruo Ishii | Assistant Director |
| Art | Seiichi Toriizuka | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hiroshi Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Manzo Shibata | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Screenplay |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Iwaji Hiraoka | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Director |
| Sound | Tsukuru Kataoka | Sound Recordist |