If Indeed One Loves
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The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
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Cast
48 people
Nobuko Otowa
Michie (segment 1)
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Yoshiko Machida
Tamiko (segment 1)
Also in
Still I Live On
The Last Women
Kaneto Shindō
Also in
The Battleship on the Ground
Hymn
Tadashi Imai
Yoshio Miyajima
Tatsumaro Asano
Taketoshi Naitō
Kôno (segment 2)
Known for
The Burmese Harp
The Return of Godzilla
Satsuo Yamamoto
Yusaku Yamagata
Hisao Itoya
Ikuma Dan
Kyōko Kagawa
Kuniko (segment 2)
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Satsuo Yamamoto Director · Tadashi Imai Director Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Tadashi Imai
Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Screenplay
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Yusaku Yamagata
Composer
Ikuma Dan
Cinematographer
Yoshio Miyajima
Cinematographer
Shunichirō Nakao
Cinematographer
Takeo Itō
Production designer
Kazuo Kubo
Production designer
Taizō Kawashima
Production designer
Takashi Marumo
First release July 5, 1955 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛すればこそ
Production
Dokuritsu Eiga
Production
Japan
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Original title
愛すればこそ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 5, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
December 30, 1957 · Theatrical
XC
December 13, 1957 · Theatrical · Segment The Unexpected Bride, together with Florenc 13,30
December 31, 1957 · Theatrical · Segment The Flower Girl, together with Poslušně hlásím
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