On This Earth
Kanazawa in the Taisho era. A former junior high school student, Ichiro's family used to be a large landowner, but now they are living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
Release Date: 1957-11-22
Drama
Casts
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
as Heiichiro Okawa
Hitomi Nozoe
as Wakako Yoshikura
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother
Kyōko Kagawa
as Fuyuko
Keizō Kawasaki
as Tokio, Wakako's brother
Shin Saburi
as Ichiro Amano
Taiji Tonoyama
as Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
Masao Shimizu
as Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad
Kuniko Miyake
as Yoshie, Wakako's mum
