A Town with a Mountain and River (1957)
In a small Tohoku town, family tensions rise when a sick mother’s care leads to conflict over a mistress joining the household. Misunderstandings spread through teachers, students, and neighbors, testing loyalty and trust. After the mother’s death, the daughter decides to leave for Tokyo, parting with her grieving father on hopeful terms.
- Released
- 1957-02-12
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Seiji Maruyama, Zenzō Matsuyama
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Izumi Yukimura as Nobuko Hayakawa
- Keiko Tsushima as Mineko Sugawara
- Hiroshi Koizumi as Shogo Sugawara
- Shinji Yamada as Koukichi Tamura
- Kyōko Mine as Asako Kaizuka
- Akira Takarada as Keisuke Yagi
- Ranko Hanai as Toyoko Hayakawa
- Chieko Murata as Onao-san
- Eiko Miyoshi as Tamako Sugawara
- Tatsuo Saitō as Dr. Murayama
- Takashi Shimura as Sataro Hayakawa
- Minosuke Yamada as Old Doctor