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
Nobuko Otowa
as Michie (segment 1)
Taketoshi Naitō
as Kôno (segment 2)
Kyōko Kagawa
as Kuniko (segment 2)
Isuzu Yamada
as Yaeko (segment 3)
So Yamamura
as Gorô (segment 3)
Taiji Tonoyama
as Bartender (segment 1)
Fudeko Tanaka
as Tamiko's mother (segment 1)
Takashi Kanda
as Master (segment 1)
Shinsuke Ashida
as Customer (segment 1)
Yasumi Hara
as Customer (segment 1)
Etsuji Oki
as Costomer (segment 1)
Toyo Takahashi
as Concierge (segment 2)
Toshio Takahara
as Furuno (segment 2)
Chieko Higashiyama
as Kuniko's mother (segment 2) (voice)
Eitarō Ozawa
as Kuniko's brother (segment 2) (voice)
Kei Taguchi
as Shigeru (segment 3)
Yoshiko Kuga
as Yumiko (segment 3)
Hatae Kishi
as Toshiko (segment 3)
Sanae Nakahara
as Minako (segment 3)
