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The Whole Family Works

1939 · 1h 5m · Drama

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6.5

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Overview

A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.

Cast

Musei Tokugawa

Musei Tokugawa

Ishimura

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Ishimura's wife

Akira Ubukata

Kiichi, first son

Kaoru Itō

Genji, second son

Seikichi Minami

Noboru, third son

Takeshi Hirata

Eisaku, fourth son

Seiichiro Bando

Kokichi, fifth son

Kiyoko Wakaba

Hide, first daughter

Den Obinata

Den Obinata

Ogawa - the teacher

Sumie Tsubaki

Mitsuko

Jun Maki

Kiichi's goroup leader

Kinji Fujiwa

Ishimura's fellow worker

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Genji's fellow worker

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
March 11, 1939
Status
Released
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama

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