The Blacksmith of the Forest
19291h 33m8.0
Drama
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genre
- Drama
- Origin
- Japan
About
A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Hiroshi Shimizu
- Writing
- Tokusaburo Murakami
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 5, 1929
- Studio
- Shochiku, Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Cast
Masao Inoue
Kyosuke Ikeda
Kaoru Futaba
Toyono Ikeda
Eiji Oshimoto
Ichiro Ikeda
Ichiro Yuki
Jiro Ikeda
Shoichi Nodera
Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)
Kinuyo Tanaka
Omitsu
Hideo Fujino
Village Mayor
Shin'ichirô Komura
Tomisaku (Mayor's son)
Hisao Yoshitani
Gosaku, the Villager
Takeshi Sakamoto
School Teacher
Eiko Takamatsu
Otane
Kanji Kawara
Kiyohiko Sugimoto
Fumiko Okamura
Kaoru Shimada
Shintarô Takiguchi
Shoichi Kofujita
Yoko Fujita
Mitsuko Takao
Fusako Fujita
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