Downtown (1957)
Overview
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
Cast
Isuzu Yamada
Riyo Yazawa
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Tsuruishi
Haruo Tanaka
Jun Tatara
Keiko Awaji
Chieko Murata
Tsuruko Mano
Ikio Sawamura
Shōichi Hirose
Yutaka Sada
Yutaka Nakayama
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