The Whole Family Works
11/03/1939
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.
Movie Information
Musei Tokugawa
as Ishimura
Noriko Honma
as Ishimura's wife
Akira Ubukata
as Kiichi, first son
Kaoru Itō
as Genji, second son
Seikichi Minami
as Noboru, third son
Takeshi Hirata
as Eisaku, fourth son
Seiichiro Bando
as Kokichi, fifth son
Kiyoko Wakaba
as Hide, first daughter
Den Obinata
as Ogawa - the teacher
Sumie Tsubaki
as Mitsuko
Jun Maki
as Kiichi's goroup leader
Kinji Fujiwa
as Ishimura's fellow worker
Susumu Fujita
as Genji's fellow worker
