Ballad of a Workman
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.
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JP JapanCast, directors & writers
Hideko Takamine
Torae Nonaka
Keiji Sada
Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Yoshiko Kuga
Chiyo
Chieko Baisho
Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
Toyozō Yamamoto
Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
Kiyoshi Nonomura
Mr. Mochizuki
Kin Sugai
Mrs. Mochizuki
Teruko Kishi
Yoshio's mother
Toranosuke Ogawa
Yoshio's father
Takeshi Sakamoto
Actor
Nobuo Takagi
Actor
Ippei Souda
Actor
Tsutomu Niijima
Actor
Yôji Doki
Actor
Torahiko Hamada
Actor
Chieko Misaki
Actor
Mitsuyo Mizushima
Actor
Mariko Aoyama
Actor
Yachiyo Ōhashi
Actor
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer · Director
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