Ballad of a Workman (1962)
A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.
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Cast
- Hideko Takamine — Torae Nonaka
- Keiji Sada — Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
- Yoshiko Kuga — Chiyo
- Chieko Baisho — Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
- Toyozō Yamamoto — Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
- Kiyoshi Nonomura — Mr. Mochizuki
- Kin Sugai — Mrs. Mochizuki
- Teruko Kishi — Yoshio's mother
- Toranosuke Ogawa — Yoshio's father
- Takeshi Sakamoto
- Nobuo Takagi
- Ippei Souda
Where to watch Ballad of a Workman
Criterion Channel
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