A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
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Cast
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Isuzu Yamada
Riyo Yazawa
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuruishi
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Kihachi Okamoto
Also in
Shin Godzilla
Boy's Choir
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Fumiko Hayashi
Yasuki Chiba
Haruo Tanaka
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Akira Ifukube
Ryōzō Kasahara
Also in
3 Gents in the Snow Country
Jun Tatara
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Rokurô Nishigaki
Seiya Yoshida
Yasuki Chiba Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Writer Seiya Yoshida Writer
United States release January 1, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Original title 下町
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
下町
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1957
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1958
Museum of Modern Art
Germany
December 21, 1963 · TV premiere
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