On This Earth
地上
Release: 1957-11-22
·Runtime: 98m
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Cast
Kenji Oyama
as Toyama (Mayor)
Mantarō Ushio
as Terashima
Michiko Takano
as Ichiko - a maiko
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Heiichiro Okawa
Taiji Tonoyama
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Tamae Kiyokawa
as Tami - Mineya's wife
Kichijirō Ueda
as Tahei Nakamura
Bontarō Miake
as Moriyama
Fumiko Okamura
as the landlady of Koryu-tei
Keizō Kawasaki
as Tokio, Wakako's brother
Masao Shimizu
as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
Manabu Morita
as Work Chief
Hikaru Hoshi
as Keian
Hitomi Nozoe
as Wakako Yoshikura
Shin Saburi
as Ichiro Amano
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
Kyū Sazanka
as Mineya
Masaya Tsukida
as Yoshida
Osamu Takizawa
as Meichô
Eitarō Ozawa
as School master
Eiichi Takamura
as chief
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Kyōko Kagawa
as Fuyuko
Kinzō Shin
as Satomiya - teacher
Reiko Shirai
as Woman at Shumpûrô
Mitsuko Takesato
as Yoshinio - Fukai's mother
Toshiko Kisaragi
as Yoneko - a maiko
Kuniko Miyake
as Yoshie, Wakako's mum
