The Whole Family Works
1939 · Mikio Naruse · 65 min
A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.
Musei TokugawaIshimura
Noriko HonmaIshimura's wifeAkira UbukataKiichi, first sonKaoru ItōGenji, second sonSeikichi MinamiNoboru, third sonTakeshi HirataEisaku, fourth sonSeiichiro BandoKokichi, fifth sonKiyoko WakabaHide, first daughter
Den ObinataOgawa - the teacherSumie TsubakiMitsukoJun MakiKiichi's goroup leaderKinji FujiwaIshimura's fellow worker
Susumu FujitaGenji's fellow worker
