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MOVIE • 1962
Ballad of a Workman
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A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.
TMDB ★ 3.0/5Votes: 7
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Drama
Top Cast
Hideko Takamine
Torae Nonaka
Keiji Sada
Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Yoshiko Kuga
Chiyo
Chieko Baisho
Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
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Toyozō Yamamoto
Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
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Kiyoshi Nonomura
Mr. Mochizuki
Kin Sugai
Mrs. Mochizuki
Teruko Kishi
Yoshio's mother
Toranosuke Ogawa
Yoshio's father
Takeshi Sakamoto
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Nobuo Takagi
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Ippei Souda
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Tsutomu Niijima
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Yôji Doki
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Where to watch
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FilmStatus
Released
Release
August 12, 1962
Runtime
102 min
Language
Japanese
Origin
Japan
Budget
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