Whistling in the Morning

Overview

Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.

Directed by Chisato Ikoma

Top cast

Hiroshi Kato

Minoru

Takahiro Tamura

Takashi Sudo

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Miwako Kariya

Akira Yamanouchi

Kuniko Igawa

Minoru's mother

Masao Oda

Minoru's father

Taiji Tonoyama

Sadako Sawamura

K

Kenji Yoshino

Reiko Hitomi

S

Shoji Sayama

S

Shinji Tanaka

M

Mikiyo Shimizu

Y

Yoichi Mashio

H

Haruko Chichibu

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