World of Love (1943)
A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.
Director: Nobuo Aoyagi
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Hideko Takamine as Yamaneko |
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Michiko Aikawa as Sen Ishimaru |
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Tokiko Hiromachi as |
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Atsuko Ichinomiya as |
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Teruko Kato as |
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Hiroshi Kato as |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as |
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Itoko Kōno as |
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Hisaharu Matsubayashi as |
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Ryutaro Nagai as |
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Takeo Nagashima as |
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Shizuko Nishigaki as |
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Tsutomu Odaka as |
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Eijiro Onoe as |
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Keiji Sakakida as |
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Aiko Satomi as |
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Takeshi Shimoda as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Ichirō Sugai as |
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Keiko Takatsu as |
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Fudeko Tanaka as |
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Sayuri Tanima as |
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Minori Toyohara as |
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Hiroshi Tsukiji as |
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Soji Watari as |
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Bonpei Yamagata as |
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Hideko Yanoshima as |
| Writing | Akira Kurosawa | Writer |
| Directing | Nobuo Aoyagi | Director |
| Art | Satoru Chūko | Art Direction |
| Writing | Haruo Satō | Story |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Directing | Kon Ichikawa | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jōji Tsubota | Story |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Writing | Bin Kisaragi | Writer |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |