A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
1h 36m
Running Time
February 24, 1963
Release Date
A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
1h 36m
Running Time
February 24, 1963
Release Date
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Plot.
Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from hand to mouth. To make things worse, a group of vagrants descends on the already crowded ragpickers' village. The sight depresses and saddens little Yumi, but when her father gives up drinking, it makes up for everything in her eyes, and when he runs past liquor shops to avoid temptation, Yumi's laughter rings out merrily again. A unique social drama depicting the growth of a new generation that confronts the world of adults full of vanity in the image of a girl living in poverty.
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Cast & Crew.

Mitsuo Hamada
Makita

Shoichi Ozawa
Tajima Taichi

Yōko Minamida
Yasu Tajima

Midori Tashiro
Keiko Ishikawa

Kayo Matsuo
Hiroko Ri

Emiko Azuma
Kaneko

Kichijirō Ueda
Kuma

Fudeko Tanaka
Zunda no Kamisan

Chieko Misaki
Aunt Miyoshi

Suzuko Tanaka
Yumi Tajima

日岸喜美子

Hisashi Yamanaka
Novel

Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay

Chumei Watanabe
Music

Mitsuo Wakasugi
Director

Kan Inoue
Cinematography
Media.

Details.
Release Date
February 24, 1963
Original Name
サムライの子
Status
Released
Running Time
1h 36m
Genres
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