Ballad of a Workman (1962)
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.
Director:
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer:
Keisuke Kinoshita
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Hideko Takamine as Torae Nonaka |
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Keiji Sada as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband |
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Yoshiko Kuga as Chiyo |
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Chieko Baisho as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend |
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Toyozō Yamamoto as Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son |
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Kiyoshi Nonomura as Mr. Mochizuki |
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Kin Sugai as Mrs. Mochizuki |
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Teruko Kishi as Yoshio's mother |
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Toranosuke Ogawa as Yoshio's father |
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Takeshi Sakamoto as |
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Nobuo Takagi as |
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Ippei Souda as |
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Tsutomu Niijima as |
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Yôji Doki as |
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Torahiko Hamada as |
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Chieko Misaki as |
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Mitsuyo Mizushima as |
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Mariko Aoyama as |
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Yachiyo Ōhashi as |
| Editing | Yoshi Sugihara | Editor |
| Production | Masao Shirai | Producer |
| Lighting | Ryozo Toyoshima | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Keisuke Kinoshita | Producer |
| Sound | Hisao Ōno | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Screenplay |
| Art | Urayama Yoshiro | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hiroshi Kusuda | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Director |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
