The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Screenplay |
Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Director |
Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Shinsaku Himeda | Director of Photography |
Writing | Ichirō Ikeda | Screenplay |
Directing | Kirio Urayama | Assistant Director |
Art | Kimihiko Nakamura | Art Direction |
Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
Lighting | Yasuo Iwaki | Lighting Director |
Writing | Sueko Yasumoto | Novel |