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Maria of the Ant Village

8.019581h 50mMovieDrama

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not…

DirectorHeinosuke Gosho
WriterKeiji Hasebe
ProducerJiro Kaga

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Cast · Directed by Heinosuke Gosho

KCKakuko Chino
Kakuko Chino
Satoko Kitahara
KNKōji Nanbara
Kōji Nanbara
SSShūji Sano
Shūji Sano
KMKōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
JTJun Tatara
Jun Tatara
FSFujio Suga
Fujio Suga
AMAkihiro Miwa
Akihiro Miwa
FWFumio Watanabe
Fumio Watanabe
MM
Machiko Mizuhara
SNShizue Natsukawa
Shizue Natsukawa
MSMutsuko Sakura
Mutsuko Sakura
MYMitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa

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