Ai Sureba Koso
愛すればこそ
The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
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Cast
Isuzu Yamada
as Yaeko (segment 3)
Taiji Tonoyama
as Bartender (segment 1)
Toyo Takahashi
as Concierge (segment 2)
Yoshiko Kuga
as Yumiko (segment 3)
Kyōko Kagawa
as Kuniko (segment 2)
Fudeko Tanaka
as Tamiko's mother (segment 1)
Yasumi Hara
as Customer (segment 1)
Etsuji Oki
as Costomer (segment 1)
Toshio Takahara
as Furuno (segment 2)
Kei Taguchi
as Shigeru (segment 3)
Hatae Kishi
as Toshiko (segment 3)
Takashi Kanda
as Master (segment 1)
Shinsuke Ashida
as Customer (segment 1)
So Yamamura
as Gorô (segment 3)
Chieko Higashiyama
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
Eitarō Ozawa
as Kuniko's brother (segment 2) (voice)
Sanae Nakahara
as Minako (segment 3)
Nobuko Otowa
as Michie (segment 1)
Taketoshi Naitō
as Kôno (segment 2)
