A Town with a Mountain and River

In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.

• Release date
• February 12, 1957
• Runtime
• 107 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Seiji Maruyama

Cast

Izumi Yukimura Nobuko Hayakawa Keiko Tsushima Mineko Sugawara Hiroshi Koizumi Shogo Sugawara

S

Shinji Yamada Koukichi Tamura Kyōko Mine Asako Kaizuka Akira Takarada Keisuke Yagi Ranko Hanai Toyoko Hayakawa Chieko Murata Onao-san