Foundry Town

1962·Japan·99 min.
Foundry Town
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Non rated
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Drama

Set in Kawaguchi, just north of Tokyo in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of poor foundry workers and their families, and one girl's dreams of self-improvement through going on to higher education.

DirectorKirio Urayama
ScreenwriterShôhei Imamura·Kirio Urayama·Chiyo Hayafune
MusicToshiro Mayuzumi
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
CastSayuri Yoshinaga·Mitsuo Hamada·Eijirô Tono·Shoichi Ozawa·Tokuko Sugiyama·Takeshi Katô·Tanie Kitabayashi·Kin Sugai·Yoshio Ichikawa·Takahisa Aida·Show all
Original titleKyûpora no aru machi