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A Grain of Wheat

19581h 49mMovieDrama

The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them. Co-written by newcomer Shigeki Chiba and Kaneto Shindo, the film was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura.

DirectorKōzaburō Yoshimura
WritersKaneto Shindō·Shigeki Chiba
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura

KSKenji Sugawara
Kenji Sugawara
Inoue Masaji
AWAyako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Numata Ichiko
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Aisawa
MK
Masahiro Kinoshita
Nishiyama
IN
Isamu Nakane
EM
Eitarō Matsuyama
YK
Yoshihiko Kanazawa
MTMinoru Takashima
Minoru Takashima
MT
Mitsuko Tanaka
KA
Keiko Anjô
AH
Akie Hiyama
TKToshiko Kisaragi
Toshiko Kisaragi

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