1936

1h 27m

7.4(104 votes)

Drama

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A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo to visit her son.

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飯田蝶子

Tsune Nonomiya

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日守新一

Ryosuke Ninomiya

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葉山正雄

Young Ryosuke

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坪内美子

Sugiko

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吉川満子

Otaka

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笠智衆

Teacher Okubo

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Tomoko Naniwa

Okubo's Wife

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Bakudan Kozo

Okubo's Son

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青木富夫

Tomio

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高松榮子

Jokou

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加藤清一

Neighbor

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Kazuo Kojima

Kimiko

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Kiyoshi Seino

Matsumura

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