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  • Foundry Town (1962)
  • 99 min | Drama
Foundry Town (1962)
99 min | Drama

Set in Kawaguchi, just north of Tokyo in the early 60s, the movie chronicles the lives of poor foundry workers and their families; and one girl's dreams of self-improvement through going on to higher education.
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Director
Kiriô Urayama (as Kirio Urayama)
Writers
Chiyo Hayafune (novel) | Shôhei Imamura (screenplay) (as Shohei Imamura) | Kiriô Urayama (screenplay) (as Kirio Urayama)
Producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 8, 1962

Release date
Apr 8, 1962 (Japan)

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Cast

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Mitsuo Hamada
Katsumi Tsukamoto Katsumi Tsukamoto   See fewer
Eijirô Tôno
Tatsugorô Ishiguro (Jun's father) Tatsugorô Ishiguro (Jun's father)   See fewer
Shôichi Ozawa
Teacher at the Juvenile Classification Office Teacher at the Juvenile Classification Office   See fewer
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Woman Worker Woman Worker   See fewer
Taiji Tonoyama
Matsunaga Matsunaga   See fewer
Takeshi Katô
Mr. Noda Mr. Noda   See fewer
Tokuko Sugiyama
Tomi (Jun's mother) Tomi (Jun's mother)   See fewer
Nobuo Kawakami
Detective Detective   See fewer
Akiji Kobayashi
Hei-san Hei-san   See fewer
Yoshio Ichikawa
Takayuki Takayuki   See fewer
Hideki Morisaka
Sankichi Sankichi   See fewer
Mitsuko Suzuki
Yoshie Kanayama Yoshie Kanayama   See fewer
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Master at ramen shop Master at ramen shop   See fewer
Tetsuo Mizoi
Uchiyama Uchiyama   See fewer
Tomio Aoki
Worker A Worker A   See fewer
Junko Hiyoshi
Nobuko Nakajima Nobuko Nakajima   See fewer
Kayoko Aoki
Risu-chan Risu-chan   See fewer
Tôru Sumikawa
Worker B Worker B   See fewer
Isao Sakamoto
Shimizu Shimizu   See fewer
Yoshio Tsuchida
Worker C Worker C   See fewer
Tamehisa Aida
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Kawai Okada
Kaori-chan Kaori-chan   See fewer
Ô Tezuka
Milk Delivery Boy Milk Delivery Boy   See fewer
Keiko Kitaide
Actress Actress   See fewer
Kyô Iwaki
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Norihisa Tanigishi
Boy B (uncredited) Boy B (uncredited)   See fewer
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