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Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky (1954)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Masaki Kobayashi
Writer : Yoshiko Kusuda

Synopsis

This drama of middle-class life in postwar Japan tells the story lower-middle-class workers in the city of Kawasaki, and their troubles and travails.

Actors

Keiji Sada
Keiji Sada
Ryoichi Morita
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama
Noboru, Ryoichi's brother
Minoru Oki
Minoru Oki
Shun-don
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Hisako, Shinkichi's sister
Masami Taura
Masami Taura
Mr. Mitsui, Noboru's friend
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe
Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Natsuko
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Shinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Shinkichi, Hiroko's friend
Kaoru Nobe
Kaoru Nobe
Kazuko Okada
Kazuko Okada
Jô Mitsumura
Jô Mitsumura
Mari Tanahashi
Mari Tanahashi
Jun Tanizaki
Jun Tanizaki
Teruko Ninomiya
Teruko Ninomiya
Tsuneko Sasaki
Tsuneko Sasaki
Fumio Tooyama
Fumio Tooyama
Yoichi Osugi
Yoichi Osugi
Kayoko Terada
Kayoko Terada
Masahiko Inoue
Masahiko Inoue
Keiji Tsuchida
Keiji Tsuchida
Hisashi Taki
Hisashi Taki
Yoshino Tani
Yoshino Tani
Kayoko Muramatsu
Kayoko Muramatsu
Tami Yamamoto
Tami Yamamoto
Toshio Shimamura
Toshio Shimamura

Crews

Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Director
Kôzô Kubo
Kôzô Kubo
Producer
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Toshiyasu Morita
Toshiyasu Morita
Director of Photography
Yoshi Sugihara
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Kazue Hirataka
Kazue Hirataka
Art Direction
Tetsuji Yamazaki
Tetsuji Yamazaki
Set Decoration
Masae Hosoi
Masae Hosoi
Costume Design
Shôji Obi
Shôji Obi
Production Supervisor
Yûgorô Imai
Yûgorô Imai
Assistant Director
Kakuzô Saga
Kakuzô Saga
Set Designer
Hisao Ôno
Hisao Ôno
Sound
Shûzô Horikawa
Shûzô Horikawa
Sound mixer
Hideo Nishizaki
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound
Yoshiko Kusuda
Yoshiko Kusuda
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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