The Whole Family Works (1939)
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.
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Cast
- Musei Tokugawa — Ishimura
- Noriko Honma — Ishimura's wife
- Akira Ubukata — Kiichi, first son
- Kaoru Itō — Genji, second son
- Seikichi Minami — Noboru, third son
- Takeshi Hirata — Eisaku, fourth son
- Seiichiro Bando — Kokichi, fifth son
- Kiyoko Wakaba — Hide, first daughter
- Den Obinata — Ogawa - the teacher
- Sumie Tsubaki — Mitsuko
- Jun Maki — Kiichi's goroup leader
- Kinji Fujiwa — Ishimura's fellow worker
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