Mr. Shosuke Ohara

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1949•1h 37m•6.2/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(5)

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

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Production

Shintoho Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Onobu

Reiko Miyagawa

Oritsu

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Margaret Nakata

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Oseki, old maid

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Seizô Kon'no

Sōji Kiyokawa

Sōji Kiyokawa

Kaikû Tsukioka, high priest

Yōnosuke Toba

Yōnosuke Toba

Koroku

Shinichi Himori

Shinichi Himori

Jiromasa Yoshida

Hiroshi Ayukawa

Tetsuo

Shūji Kawabe

Rei Ishikawa

Kajō Onoe

Kajō Onoe

Tetsu Tsuboi

Kan Sugi

Masao Takamatsu

Hiroaki Kurahashi

Young man

Hiroshi Izumida

Cat burglar

Yōzō Takamura

Cat burglar

Akira Sagawa

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