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
Shoichi Nodera
as Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Omitsu
Yoko Fujita
Mitsuko Takao
Masao Inoue
as Kyosuke Ikeda
Shoichi Kofujita
Ichiro Yuki
as Jiro Ikeda
Takeshi Sakamoto
as School Teacher
Eiko Takamatsu
as Otane
Kanji Kawara
as Kiyohiko Sugimoto
Fumiko Okamura
as Kaoru Shimada
Kaoru Futaba
as Toyono Ikeda
Hideo Fujino
as Village Mayor
Hisao Yoshitani
as Gosaku, the Villager
Shintarô Takiguchi
Eiji Oshimoto
as Ichiro Ikeda
