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Broken Drum (1949)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer : Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi

Synopsis

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

Actors

Tsumasaburō Bandō
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Gunpei Tsuda
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Kuniko
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Taro
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Heizo
Akira Ôizumi
Akira Ôizumi
Matasaburo
Toshiko Kobayashi
Toshiko Kobayashi
Akiko
Yôko Katsuragi
Yôko Katsuragi
Haruko
Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Masayoshi Ôtsuka
Shiro
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Yasuko
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Shigeki Nonaka
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Naoki
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Nobuko
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Kimura (as Sakae Ozawa)
Mitsuo Nagata
Mitsuo Nagata
Teruo Hanada
Hiroshi Aoyama
Hiroshi Aoyama
Laundryman
Toshio Yamazaki
Toshio Yamazaki
Kiyo Murakami
Kiyo Murakami
Tsuyu, a maid
Sumie Kuwabara
Sumie Kuwabara
Kimi
Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
Ume
Koji Nakata
Koji Nakata
Tailor
Atsuko Okawa
Atsuko Okawa
Hiroko Mukai
Hiroko Mukai
Aizo Tamashima
Aizo Tamashima

Crews

Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Story
Keisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay
Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Screenplay
Kôichirô Ogura
Kôichirô Ogura
Producer
Hiroshi Kusuda
Hiroshi Kusuda
Director of Photography
Motoji Kojima
Motoji Kojima
Art Direction
Toshio Fuwa
Toshio Fuwa
Set Decoration
Masaki Kobayashi
Masaki Kobayashi
Assistant Director
Hisashi Sagara
Hisashi Sagara
Editor
Ryosuke Kurahashi
Ryosuke Kurahashi
Assistant Director
Shigeo Terada
Shigeo Terada
Lighting Technician
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi
Sound Recordist
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer

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