On This Earth

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1957
  • 1h 38m
  • Drama

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Starring
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa

Cast

  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi

    Hiroshi Kawaguchi

    Heiichiro Okawa

  • Hitomi Nozoe

    Hitomi Nozoe

    Wakako Yoshikura

  • Kinuyo Tanaka

    Kinuyo Tanaka

    Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

  • Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Fuyuko

  • Keizō Kawasaki

    Keizō Kawasaki

    Tokio, Wakako's brother

  • Shin Saburi

    Shin Saburi

    Ichiro Amano

  • Taiji Tonoyama

    Taiji Tonoyama

    Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

  • Ryōsuke Kagawa

    Ryōsuke Kagawa

    Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

  • Masao Shimizu

    Masao Shimizu

    Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

  • Kuniko Miyake

    Kuniko Miyake

    Yoshie, Wakako's mum

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