Down Town

Nan
0h 57m
1957

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.

Country : Japan
Genre : Drama
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1957-10-29

Top Billed Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Riyo Yazawa

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshio Tsuruishi

Haruo Tanaka

Jun Tatara

Keiko Awaji

Chieko Murata

Masataka Kametani

Tsuruko Mano

Ikio Sawamura

Jirô Suzukawa

Toshiko Nakano

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shōichi Hirose

Yutaka Sada

Kazuko Igarashi

Yutaka Nakayama

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