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Could I But Live

8.019641h 48mMovieDrama

After receiving a phone call from a woman whose child has contracted polio, government official Masayoshi Sakata decides to do everything he can to eradicate the disease.

DirectorZenzō Matsuyama
WriterZenzō Matsuyama
ProducersIchirō Satō·Hideyuki Shiino

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Cast · Directed by Zenzō Matsuyama

KKKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Masayoshi Sakata
HTHideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Noriko Nemoto
YMYaeko Mizutani
Yaeko Mizutani
Yumi
KOKon Omura
Kon Omura
Satoru Kumagai
SŌShirō Ōtsuji
Shirō Ōtsuji
Jiro Nemoto
IKIsao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Professor Hiraoka
KSKin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Setsuko Sakata
FOFumiko Okamura
Fumiko Okamura
Mother Nobu
JTJun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Director Tagami
TH
Tetsuo Hasegawa
Abe
SN
Shigeo Nakahara
Hani
KM
Kikue Mōri
Hikotaro's Mother

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