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Cast

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Torae Nonaka

Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

Chiyo

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend

Toyozō Yamamoto

Toyozō Yamamoto

Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son

Kiyoshi Nonomura

Kiyoshi Nonomura

Mr. Mochizuki

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Mrs. Mochizuki

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Yoshio's mother

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshio's father

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Ippei Souda

Ippei Souda

Tsutomu Niijima

Tsutomu Niijima

Yôji Doki

Yôji Doki

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Mitsuyo Mizushima

Mitsuyo Mizushima

Mariko Aoyama

Mariko Aoyama

Yachiyo Ōhashi

Yachiyo Ōhashi

Crew

Masao Shirai

Masao Shirai

Producer

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

Producer

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

Screenplay

Urayama Yoshiro

Urayama Yoshiro

Art Direction

Ryozo Toyoshima

Ryozo Toyoshima

Lighting Technician

Hisao Ōno

Hisao Ōno

Sound Recordist

Yoshi Sugihara

Yoshi Sugihara

Editor

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita

Director

Chūji Kinoshita

Chūji Kinoshita

Original Music Composer

Hiroshi Kusuda

Hiroshi Kusuda

Director of Photography

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Ballad of a Workman

19625.7 / 10102 min
Drama

Overview

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.