Down Town

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Down Town

1957

0h 57m

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Overview

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.

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17 members

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山田五十鈴

Riyo Yazawa

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三船敏郎

Yoshio Tsuruishi

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田中春男

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多々良純

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淡路恵子

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村田知栄子

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Masataka Kametani

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馬野都留子

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沢村いき雄

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鈴川二郎

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Toshiko Nakano

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土屋詩朗

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広瀬正一

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佐田豊

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Kazuko Igarashi

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中山豊

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岩本弘司

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