If Indeed One Loves (1955)
The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
Directors:
Satsuo Yamamoto, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Tadashi Imai.
Writers:
Kaneto Shindō, Yusaku Yamagata.
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Nobuko Otowa as Michie (segment 1) |
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Yoshiko Machida as Tamiko (segment 1) |
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Taketoshi Naitō as Kôno (segment 2) |
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Kyōko Kagawa as Kuniko (segment 2) |
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Isuzu Yamada as Yaeko (segment 3) |
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So Yamamura as Gorô (segment 3) |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Bartender (segment 1) |
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Fudeko Tanaka as Tamiko's mother (segment 1) |
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Takashi Kanda as Master (segment 1) |
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Shinsuke Ashida as Customer (segment 1) |
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Yasumi Hara as Customer (segment 1) |
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Kunio Mita as Customer (segment 1) |
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Yasushi Nagata as Customer (segment 1) |
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Etsuji Oki as Costomer (segment 1) |
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Yukiko Ieda as Hostess (segment 1) |
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Kaneko Ishii as Hostness (segment 1) |
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Satomi Hosono as Hostess (segment 1) |
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Toyo Takahashi as Concierge (segment 2) |
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Toshio Takahara as Furuno (segment 2) |
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Katsuhiko Ide as Morikawa (segment 2) |
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Chieko Higashiyama as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice) |
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Eitarō Ozawa as Kuniko's brother (segment 2) (voice) |
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Kei Taguchi as Shigeru (segment 3) |
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Yoshiko Kuga as Yumiko (segment 3) |
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Hatae Kishi as Toshiko (segment 3) |
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Sanae Nakahara as Minako (segment 3) |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Directing | Satsuo Yamamoto | Director |
| Writing | Yusaku Yamagata | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kōzaburō Yoshimura | Director |
| Directing | Tadashi Imai | Director |
| Production | Zenpei Saga | Producer |
| Art | Takashi Marumo | Production Design |
| Production | Torizo Matsumoto | Producer |
| Production | Kazuo Wakayama | Producer |
| Camera | Yoshio Miyajima | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kazuo Kubo | Production Design |
| Production | Takero Itō | Producer |
| Production | Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Production | Setsuo Noto | Producer |
| Camera | Shunichirō Nakao | Director of Photography |
| Production | Tatsumaro Asano | Producer |
| Production | Masami Kashiwakura | Producer |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Production Design |
| Production | Tengo Yamada | Producer |
| Art | Takashi Marumo | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ikuma Dan | Original Music Composer |
