The Tale of Jiro (1955)

Summary

Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.

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Cast
Crew

Michiyo Kogure

as Oyoshi
Yūko Mochizuki

as Ohama
Ranko Hanai

as
Ichirō Ryūzaki

as Shunsuke
Junko Ikeuchi

as Haruko
Shoji Nakayama

as Teacher Asakura
Koji Osawa

as Jiro
Katsuyuki Ichige

as Older Jiro
Yukio Tomoyama

as Kyoichi
Shirô Watanabe

as Older Kyoichi
Shozo Ikehara

as Shunzo
Itsuo Watanabe

as Older Shunzo
Sumiko Abe

as
Natsuko Kahara

as Grandmother
Hiroshi Tsukiji

as Naokichi
Ryutaro Nagai

as Kansaku
Hiroshi Sugi

as Grandfather
Ichiro Kodama

as Dr. Aoki
Kōtarō Sugie

as Elementary school teacher
Tsutomu Ichijo

as Masaki's grandfather
Kinko Kato

as Dr. Aoki's wife
Masako Fujimura

as Masaki's grandmother

Writing	Hiroshi Shimizu	Screenplay
Writing	Kojin Shimomura	Original Story
Production	Manzo Shibata	Executive Producer
Camera	Hiroshi Suzuki	Director of Photography
Lighting	Iwaji Hiraoka	Lighting Technician
Crew	Hiroshi Kataoka	Sound Recordist
Art	Seiichi Toriizuka	Art Direction
Sound	Ichirō Saitō	Original Music Composer
Directing	Teruo Ishii	Assistant Director
Directing	Hiroshi Shimizu	Director
Editing	Toshio Goto	Editor