The Tale of Jiro

The Tale of Jiro
1955Drama98 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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.

  • Hiroshi Shimizu

    Director

  • Kojin Shimomura

    Original Story

  • Hiroshi Shimizu

    Screenplay

  • Hiroshi Suzuki

    Director of Photography

  • Toshio Goto

    Editor

  • Michiyo Kogure

    Oyoshi

  • Yūko Mochizuki

    Ohama

  • Ranko Hanai

  • Ichirō Ryūzaki

    Shunsuke

  • Junko Ikeuchi

    Haruko

  • Shoji Nakayama

    Teacher Asakura

  • Koji Osawa

    Jiro

  • Katsuyuki Ichige

    Older Jiro

  • Yukio Tomoyama

    Kyoichi

  • Shirô Watanabe

    Older Kyoichi

  • Shozo Ikehara

    Shunzo

  • Itsuo Watanabe

    Older Shunzo

  • Sumiko Abe

  • Natsuko Kahara

    Grandmother

  • Hiroshi Tsukiji

    Naokichi

  • Ryutaro Nagai

    Kansaku

  • Kan Sugi

    Grandfather

  • Ichiro Kodama

    Dr. Aoki

  • Kōtarō Sugie

    Elementary school teacher

  • Tsutomu Ichijo

    Masaki's grandfather

  • Kinko Kato

    Dr. Aoki's wife

  • Masako Fujimura

    Masaki's grandmother

    • Runtime

    98 minutes

    Released

    1955-10-25

    Languages

    日本語

    Countries

    Japan

    Studios

    Shintoho Company

    Sound

  • Ichirō Saitō

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    35 days ago

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