21 Oct 2008
Osaka Hamlet
A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their outgoing mother and weak-willed uncle.
Our Town
In 1906, after finishing a tough migrant job in the Philippines, Takichi has returned to Japan. He starts to work as a rickshaw driver, but his lover had died of an illness, leaving a baby girl, Hatsue. Hatsue grows up beautifully and falls in love with Shintaro. But Takichi objects to their relationship...
Top Billed Cast
辰巳柳太郎 Takichi "Taa" Sadogashima
南田洋子 Otsuru / Kimie
大坂志郎 Shintaro
殿山泰司 Shime
Tomoko Kō Hatsue
北林谷栄 Otaka
小沢昭一 Keikichi
河上信夫 Night Market Boss
Sanpei Mine Tanekichi Hanai
Ryusei Ito Calligraphy Teacher
Tsuchiyasu Kinohara Hinomaru Bath Owner
Reiko Kuba Kappa Alley Resident
三橋達也 Jiro Hanai
菅原通済 Tsuruta Tomizō, Diving Company Boss
Kazuo Kinugasa Car customer (Sekitori)
Kaoru Yamamoto Female teacher at an elementary school
Isao Yoshida Hisao Murata Masuyo Suzumura
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