Film

Osanaki mono wa uttaeru

1955 · 1h 36m

In postwar Kagoshima, a young boy lives with his sick mother and younger sister under the shadow of his late father, a disgraced army general executed after the war. Once honored as a hero, his father is now mocked by the townspeople, and the children endure both poverty and cruelty. After their mother dies, Katsu is taken away by his estranged grandfather, whose real interest lies in the military pension left behind by the family.

• Masahisa SunoharaDirector
• Yasutaro YagiWriter
• Susumu SajiWriter

Release date

November 9, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 36m