Three Loves (1954)
In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
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Isuzu Yamada as Mother |
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Keiko Kishi as Michiko Satomi |
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Yūnosuke Itō as Father Yasugi |
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Shōji Mori as Heita Shima |
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Isao Yamagata as Father Shuhei |
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Ichiro Hosoya as Ikujiro Nakagawa |
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Kō Mishima as Nishida Nobuyuki |
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Yūko Mochizuki as Mother Fumi |
| Directing | Masaki Kobayashi | Director |
| Writing | Masaki Kobayashi | Writer |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Seiji Inoue | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kazue Hirataka | Production Design |
| Art | Kazue Hirataka | Art Direction |