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.
Directed by Mikio Naruse
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Cast
Musei Tokugawa
Ishimura
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
Ogawa - the teacher
Sumie Tsubaki
Mitsuko
Jun Maki
Kiichi's goroup leader
Kinji Fujiwa
Ishimura's fellow worker
Susumu Fujita
Genji's fellow worker
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