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On This Earth
On This Earth

On This Earth

Genres

Drama

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Kanazawa in the Taisho era. A former junior high school student, Ichiro's family used to be a large landowner, but now they are living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

22 November 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Heiichiro Okawa

Hitomi Nozoe

Hitomi Nozoe

Wakako Yoshikura

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Fuyuko

Keizō Kawasaki

Keizō Kawasaki

Tokio, Wakako's brother

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Ichiro Amano

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Kuniko Miyake

Kuniko Miyake

Yoshie, Wakako's mum

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Mineya

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tami - Mineya's wife

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Tahei Nakamura

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Kin - Tahei's wife

Masaya Tsukida

Masaya Tsukida

Yoshida

Keiko Anjô

Keiko Anjô

Michiko - Yoshda's sister

Yosuke Irie

Yosuke Irie

Fukai

Mitsuko Takesato

Mitsuko Takesato

Yoshinio - Fukai's mother

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Meichô

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

Toyama (Mayor)

Gen Harada

Gen Harada

Chief

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Moriyama

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Terashima

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Work Chief

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

the landlady of Koryu-tei

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Satomiya - teacher

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

School master

Eiichi Takamura

Eiichi Takamura

chief

Toshiko Kagiyama

Toshiko Kagiyama

Woman at Shumpûrô

Reiko Shirai

Reiko Shirai

Woman at Shumpûrô

Reiko Shimohira

Reiko Shimohira

Woman at Shumpûrô

Mitsuko Han'ya

Mitsuko Han'ya

Woman at Shumpûrô

Ryûko Akutagawa

Ryûko Akutagawa

Woman at Shumpûrô

Yoshiko Kusunoki

Yoshiko Kusunoki

Woman at Shumpûrô

Toshiko Kisaragi

Toshiko Kisaragi

Yoneko - a maiko

Michiko Takano

Michiko Takano

Ichiko - a maiko

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

Keian

Kōichi Fujiyama

Kōichi Fujiyama

Professor of sword

Shiroyuki Miyajima

Shiroyuki Miyajima

Orugu

Kazuko Miyakawa

Kazuko Miyakawa

Girl student

Naoko Matsudaira

Naoko Matsudaira

Girl student

Junko Koizumi

Junko Koizumi

Girl student

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