On This Earth

On This Earth

1957•1h 38m

Drama

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Heiichiro Okawa

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Wakako Yoshikura

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Fuyuko

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Tokio, Wakako's brother

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Ichiro Amano

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Yoshie, Wakako's mum

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Mineya

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tami - Mineya's wife

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Tahei Nakamura

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Kin - Tahei's wife

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

Yoshida

Keiko Anjô

Michiko - Yoshda's sister

Yosuke Irie

Fukai

Mitsuko Takesato

Mitsuko Takesato

Yoshinio - Fukai's mother

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Meichô

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Toyama (Mayor)

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