The Blacksmith of the Forest
森の鍛冶屋
Release: 1929-01-05
·Runtime: 93m
Drama
A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Shochiku
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Cast
Kaoru Futaba
as Toyono Ikeda
Eiji Oshimoto
as Ichiro Ikeda
Fumiko Okamura
as Kaoru Shimada
Yoko Fujita
Ichiro Yuki
as Jiro Ikeda
Shoichi Nodera
as Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
Takeshi Sakamoto
as School Teacher
Eiko Takamatsu
as Otane
Kanji Kawara
as Kiyohiko Sugimoto
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Omitsu
Hideo Fujino
as Village Mayor
Mitsuko Takao
Masao Inoue
as Kyosuke Ikeda
Hisao Yoshitani
as Gosaku, the Villager
Shintarô Takiguchi
Shoichi Kofujita
