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The Blacksmith of the Forest
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The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929
Directed byHiroshi Shimizu
1h 33m

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.

CAST
Masao InoueKyosuke IkedaKaoru FutabaToyono Ikeda
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Eiji Oshimoto
Ichiro Ikeda
Ichiro YukiJiro Ikeda
Shoichi NoderaChūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
Kinuyo TanakaOmitsu
Hideo FujinoVillage Mayor
Shin'ichirô KomuraTomisaku (Mayor's son)
Hisao YoshitaniGosaku, the Villager
Takeshi SakamotoSchool Teacher
DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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