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Ballad of a Workman

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Ballad of a Workman

5.7

1h 42m

1962

Synopsis

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.

Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Trailer

Drama

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Cast & Crew

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

as Torae Nonaka

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

as Chiyo

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend

Toyozō Yamamoto

as Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son

Kiyoshi Nonomura

as Mr. Mochizuki

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

as Mrs. Mochizuki

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

as Yoshio's mother

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

as Yoshio's father

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