About
A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
Director
Studio
Shochiku, Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Original Title
森の鍛冶屋
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →M
Masao Inoue
Kyosuke Ikeda
K
Kaoru Futaba
Toyono Ikeda
E
Eiji Oshimoto
Ichiro Ikeda
I
Ichiro Yuki
Jiro Ikeda
S
Shoichi Nodera
Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
K
Kinuyo Tanaka
Omitsu
H
Hideo Fujino
Village Mayor
S
Shin'ichirô Komura
Tomisaku (Mayor's son)
H
Hisao Yoshitani
Gosaku, the Villager
T
Takeshi Sakamoto
School Teacher
E
Eiko Takamatsu
Otane
K
Kanji Kawara
Kiyohiko Sugimoto
F
Fumiko Okamura
Kaoru Shimada
S
Shintarô Takiguchi
S
Shoichi Kofujita
Y
Yoko Fujita
M
Mitsuko Takao
F
Fusako Fujita