The Tale of Jiro
1955Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
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Michiyo Kogure
as Oyoshi
Yūko Mochizuki
as Ohama
Ranko Hanai
Ichirō Ryūzaki
as Shunsuke
Junko Ikeuchi
as Haruko
Shoji Nakayama
as Teacher Asakura
Koji Osawa
as Jiro
Katsuyuki Ichige
as Older Jiro
Yukio Tomoyama
as Kyoichi
Shirô Watanabe
as Older Kyoichi
Shozo Ikehara
as Shunzo
Itsuo Watanabe
as Older Shunzo
Sumiko Abe
Natsuko Kahara
as Grandmother
Hiroshi Tsukiji
as Naokichi
Ryutaro Nagai
as Kansaku
Kan Sugi
as Grandfather
Ichiro Kodama
as Dr. Aoki
Kōtarō Sugie
as Elementary school teacher
Tsutomu Ichijo
as Masaki's grandfather
Kinko Kato
as Dr. Aoki's wife
Masako Fujimura
as Masaki's grandmother