Ballad of a Workman
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 Billed Cast
Hideko Takamine
Torae Nonaka
Keiji Sada
Yoshio Nonaka, Torae's husband
Yoshiko Kuga
Chiyo
Chieko Baisho
Miyoko Ishikawa, Toshiyuki's girlfriend
Toyozō Yamamoto
Toshiyuki Nonaka, Torae's son
Featured Crew
Ryozo Toyoshima
Lighting Technician
Masao Shirai
Producer
Urayama Yoshiro
Art Direction
Keisuke Kinoshita
Producer
Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Hisao Ōno
Sound Recordist
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Hiroshi Kusuda
Director of Photography
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
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