The Whole Family Works Poster

The Whole Family Works

62.00% | March 11, 1939 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Mikio Naruse
Director
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Tadashi Ota
Music

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

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