Down Town

Down Town

1957•57m

Drama

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Riyo Yazawa

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshio Tsuruishi

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Masataka Kametani

Tsuruko Mano

Tsuruko Mano

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Jirô Suzukawa

Toshiko Nakano

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Kazuko Igarashi

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Kōji Iwamoto

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