The Whole Family Works

Overview

A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.

Directed by Mikio Naruse

Top cast

Musei Tokugawa

Ishimura

Noriko Honma

Ishimura's wife

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Akira Ubukata

Kiichi, first son

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Kaoru Itō

Genji, second son

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Seikichi Minami

Noboru, third son

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Takeshi Hirata

Eisaku, fourth son

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Seiichiro Bando

Kokichi, fifth son

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Kiyoko Wakaba

Hide, first daughter

Den Obinata

Ogawa - the teacher

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Sumie Tsubaki

Mitsuko

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Jun Maki

Kiichi's goroup leader

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Kinji Fujiwa

Ishimura's fellow worker

Susumu Fujita

Genji's fellow worker

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