21 Oct 2024
The Children's Train
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
Still I Live On
About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.
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四代目 河原崎長十郎 Shuzo Mori
三代目 中村翫右衛門 Hanamura
木村功 Mizuno
河原崎しづ江 Sato, Mori's wife
岸旗江 Mizuno's wife
飯田蝶子 Akiyama grandmother
河原崎次郎 Yūichi, Shuzo's son
Yoshiko Machida Tamiyo, Shuzo's daughter
五代目 河原崎國太郎 landlord Yamakawa
市川笑太郎 Mizuno's father
Izumi Imamura Mizuno's sister
六代目 瀬川菊之丞 Yoshida Factory Manager
川路夏子 Kimi
四代目 中村梅之助 Fujiki
花沢徳衛 truck man
Senshô Matsumoto simple lodging's owner
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