A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
山と川のある町
In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.
- Date of release
- 1957-02-12
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Seiji Maruyama
Casting
- Izumi Yukimura — Nobuko Hayakawa
- Keiko Tsushima — Mineko Sugawara
- Hiroshi Koizumi — Shogo Sugawara
- Shinji Yamada — Koukichi Tamura
- Kyōko Mine — Asako Kaizuka
- Akira Takarada — Keisuke Yagi
- Ranko Hanai — Toyoko Hayakawa
- Chieko Murata — Onao-san
- Eiko Miyoshi — Tamako Sugawara
- Tatsuo Saitō — Dr. Murayama
- Takashi Shimura — Sataro Hayakawa
- Minosuke Yamada — Old Doctor
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