Rice

Rice

1957•1h 58m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(12)

A touching story depicting the harsh lives of farmers in Kasumigaura. An attempt to start a fishery business to revive an ailing farming community creates friction amongst the proud residents.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Masako Nakamura

Masako Nakamura

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Hitomi Nakahara

Hitomi Nakahara

Yoshiko Okada

Yoshiko Okada

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

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