Ballad of a Workman

Overview

A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their income. Their modest dream is to see their son grow and to be happy as a family.

Top Cast

Hideko Takamine

Torae Nonaka

Keiji Sada

Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband

Yoshiko Kuga

Chiyo

Chieko Baisho

Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend

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Toyozō Yamamoto

Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son

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Kiyoshi Nonomura

Mr. Mochizuki