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Ballad of a Workman

1962
Directed byKeisuke Kinoshita
1h 42m

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.

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Hideko TakamineTorae NonakaKeiji SadaYoshio Nonaka, Torae's husbandYoshiko KugaChiyo
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Chieko Baisho
Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
Toyozō YamamotoToshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
Kiyoshi NonomuraMr. Mochizuki
Kin SugaiMrs. Mochizuki
Teruko KishiYoshio's mother
Toranosuke OgawaYoshio's father
Takeshi Sakamoto
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Shochiku
RATING
6.1

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