

A carpenter, Shigetsugu, learns a lesson of love and humanity from five orphaned children and an affectionate woman named Oritsu. It's a winning combination of drama and humor. The warm friendship that grows between the carpenter, the woman and the children making this into a true masterpiece.
Directed by Tomotaka Tasaka, Hiroshi Okawa
User score
2 votes
Released
June 10, 1962
2h 50m
Japanese

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Chiemi Eri
Katsuo Nakamura

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Mitsuko Yoshikawa

Minoru Chiaki

Michiyo Kogure

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Fumitake Ōmura

Shizue Natsukawa

Masao Oda

Eijirō Tōno
Reizaburo Yamamoto

Shin Tokudaiji

Koinosuke Onoe
Hiroshi Mizuno
Tokinosuke Nakamura