The Whole Family Works

The Whole Family Works (1939)

Drama1 hour and 5 minutes
62%
User score
Description

Father of nine children cannot find a job. Despite their aspirations, the children are encouraged by both parents to hold down menial jobs and contribute to the family expenses.

Mikio Naruse
Director, Screenplay
Sunao Tokunaga
Original Story

Actors

Musei Tokugawa
Musei Tokugawa
Ishimura
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Ishimura's wife
Akira Ubukata
Akira Ubukata
Kiichi, first son
Kaoru Itō
Kaoru Itō
Genji, second son
Seikichi Minami
Seikichi Minami
Noboru, third son
Takeshi Hirata
Takeshi Hirata
Eisaku, fourth son
Seiichiro Bando
Seiichiro Bando
Kokichi, fifth son
Kiyoko Wakaba
Kiyoko Wakaba
Hide, first daughter
Den Obinata
Den Obinata
Ogawa - the teacher
Sumie Tsubaki
Sumie Tsubaki
Mitsuko
Jun Maki
Jun Maki
Kiichi's goroup leader
Kinji Fujiwa
Kinji Fujiwa
Ishimura's fellow worker
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Genji's fellow worker
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
depressionjapanunemployment