Watch Ballad of a Workman (1962) Official Trailer
6.1 / 10 IMDb August 12, 1962 1h 42m
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.
Director
Runtime
1h 42m
Release Date
August 12, 1962
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Producers
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Cast
Hideko Takamine
as Torae Nonaka
Keiji Sada
as Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Yoshiko Kuga
as Chiyo
Chieko Baisho
as Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
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Toyozō Yamamoto
as Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
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Kiyoshi Nonomura
as Mr. Mochizuki
Kin Sugai
as Mrs. Mochizuki
Teruko Kishi
as Yoshio's mother
Toranosuke Ogawa
as Yoshio's father
Takeshi Sakamoto
Nobuo Takagi
Ippei Souda
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Tsutomu Niijima
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Yôji Doki
Torahiko Hamada
Chieko Misaki
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Mitsuyo Mizushima
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Mariko Aoyama
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Yachiyo Ōhashi
Production Companies
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