The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works

1939
1h 5m
6.2

6.2/10

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Overview

A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toho Eiga
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title はたらく一家
Release Date March 11, 1939
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0031407

Cast

Musei Tokugawa
Musei Tokugawa

Ishimura

Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma

Ishimura's wife

Akira Ubukata
Akira Ubukata

Kiichi, first son

Kaoru Itō
Kaoru Itō

Genji, second son

Seikichi Minami
Seikichi Minami

Noboru, third son

Takeshi Hirata
Takeshi Hirata

Eisaku, fourth son

Seiichiro Bando
Seiichiro Bando

Kokichi, fifth son

Kiyoko Wakaba
Kiyoko Wakaba

Hide, first daughter

Den Obinata
Den Obinata

Ogawa - the teacher

Sumie Tsubaki
Sumie Tsubaki

Mitsuko

Jun Maki
Jun Maki

Kiichi's goroup leader

Kinji Fujiwa
Kinji Fujiwa

Ishimura's fellow worker

Key Crew

Mikio Naruse
Director
Masanobu Takeyama
Producer
Mikio Naruse
Screenplay