Synopsis
The lives of a family of kelp (kombu) merchants in Osaka across three generations, spanning from the Meiji era through the aftermath of World War II.
Movie Information
- Director
- Yūzō Kawashima
- Writers
- Toshio Yasumi, Yūzō Kawashima
- Release Year
- 1958
- Runtime
- 123 minutes
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
Hisaya Morishige
Isuzu Yamada
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Nobuko Otowa
Takao Zushi
Shinji Ohara
Michiyo Tamaki
Chieko Naniwa
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