The Wayside Pebble

The Wayside Pebble

1960
1h 44m
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Overview

In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going well at home, however, where his father does not work leaving the mother to toil . With the boy's family having no money he cannot progress his education and has to drop out of school. A neighbour, who is a bookstore owner, offers the family money to allow the boy to continue his schooling, but the father is too proud to accept and rebuffs the offer forcing the boy to work.

Status: Released

Language: JA

Production Information

Production Companies
Tokyo Eiga
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 路傍の石
Release Date December 31, 1960
Status Released
Language JA

Cast

Setsuko Hara
Setsuko Hara

Oren Aikawa

Hiroyuki Ôta
Hiroyuki Ôta

Goichi Aikawa

Hisaya Morishige
Hisaya Morishige

Shogo Aikawa

Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi

Tsugino

Kyū Sazanka
Kyū Sazanka

Chusuke

Yūsuke Takita
Yūsuke Takita

Yasukichi

Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana

Yasuhiko's Mother

Key Crew

Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
Seiji Hisamatsu
Director

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