World of Love (1943)

10.0/10 93 min Drama

Overview

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.

Cast

Hideko Takamine

Tomi Odagiri

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Wife of Kyuemon

Hiroshi Kato

Kanji

Sōji Kiyokawa

Itoko Kono

Kazue Ujiie

Shizuko Nishigaki

Keiji Sakakida

Eitarō Shindō

Matsujirô

Ichirō Sugai

Schoolmaster of Yotsutsuji Kyûgo-in

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