On This Earth

1957

1h 38m

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Drama

Overview

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is 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.

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42 members

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川口浩

Heiichiro Okawa

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野添ひとみ

Wakako Yoshikura

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田中絹代

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

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香川京子

Fuyuko

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川崎敬三

Tokio, Wakako's brother

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佐分利信

Ichiro Amano

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殿山泰司

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

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香川良介

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

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清水将夫

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

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三宅邦子

Yoshie, Wakako's mum

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山茶花究

Mineya

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清川玉枝

Tami - Mineya's wife

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上田吉二郎

Tahei Nakamura

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村田扶実子

Kin - Tahei's wife

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Masaya Tsukida

Yoshida

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Keiko Anjô

Michiko - Yoshda's sister

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入江洋佑

Fukai

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Mitsuko Takesato

Yoshinio - Fukai's mother

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滝沢修

Meichô

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大山健二

Toyama (Mayor)

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原田該

Chief

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見明凡太朗

Moriyama

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潮万太郎

Terashima

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Manabu Morita

Work Chief

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岡村文子

the landlady of Koryu-tei

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信欣三

Satomiya - teacher

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小沢栄太郎

School master

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高村栄一

chief

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Toshiko Kagiyama

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Reiko Shirai

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Reiko Shimohira

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Mitsuko Han'ya

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Ryûko Akutagawa

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Yoshiko Kusunoki

Woman at Shumpûrô

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Toshiko Kisaragi

Yoneko - a maiko

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高野通子

Ichiko - a maiko

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星ひかる

Keian

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Kôichi Fujiyama

Professor of sword

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Shiroyuki Miyajima

Orugu

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Kazuko Miyakawa

Girl student

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Naoko Matsudaira

Girl student

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Junko Koizumi

Girl student

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