A Whistle in My Heart (1959)

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The story is about the social problems faced by Japan's indigenous Ainu, mostly centered on the reactions of the characters to their oppressed state.

Date of release

1959-03-29

TMDB

6.7 / 10 (7)

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

Drama

Director

Mikio Naruse

Casting

• Ken Yamauchi — (as Ken Kubo)
• Ryoko Koda
• Masayuki Mori
• Akira Takarada
• Akira Kubo
• Kumi Mizuno
• Takashi Shimura
• Kyū Sazanka
• Yoshibumi Tajima
• Yoshio Tsuchiya
• Kunio Otsuka
• Chieko Nakakita

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