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The Men of Toho-ku

Kon Ichikawa

1957 • 59m

Tragi-comedy about the inhabitants of a remote, mountain-locked village where only the first-born sons are allowed to marry and have children.

The Men of Toho-ku

Cast

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Hiroshi AkutagawaRisuke Zummu

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru ChiakiTasuke Zummu

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko TōgōAsa Zummu, Tasuke's wife

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari FujiwaraHisakichi, master of Sankaku Yashiki

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko NaniwaOei

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshiold woman

Hajime Izu

Bokuzen Hidari

Jun Hamamura

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Tadashi Okabe

Sachio Sakai

Makoto Satō

Shirō Tsuchiya

Minosuke Yamada

Minosuke Yamada

Crew

Kon Ichikawa

Kon IchikawaDirector

Ikuma Dan

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