Movie·1957·0h 57m
Down Town
Directed By
Yasuki Chiba
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 下町
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.
Written By
Ryōzō Kasahara, Seiya Yoshida
Producer
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Cinematography
Rokurô Nishigaki
Music
Akira Ifukube
Themes
Production House
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// cast
Cast
Isuzu Yamada
Riyo Yazawa
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuruishi
Haruo Tanaka
Jun Tatara
Keiko Awaji
Chieko Murata
Masataka Kametani
Tsuruko Mano
Ikio Sawamura
Jirô Suzukawa
Toshiko Nakano
Shirō Tsuchiya
Shōichi Hirose
Yutaka Sada
Kazuko Igarashi
Yutaka Nakayama
Kōji Iwamoto
// crew
Crew
Yasuki Chiba
Director
Ryōzō Kasahara
Writer
Seiya Yoshida
Writer
Fumiko Hayashi
Story
Rokurô Nishigaki
Director of Photography
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
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