Could I But Live (1964)

8.0/10 • 108 min • Drama

Overview

After receiving a phone call from a woman whose child has contracted polio, government official Masayoshi Sakata decides to do everything he can to eradicate the disease.

Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

Masayoshi Sakata

Hideko Takamine

Noriko Nemoto

Yaeko Mizutani

Yumi

Kon Omura

Satoru Kumagai

Shirō Ōtsuji

Jiro Nemoto

Isao Kimura

Professor Hiraoka

Kin Sugai

Setsuko Sakata

Fumiko Okamura

Mother Nobu

Jun Tazaki

Director Tagami

Etsuko Ichihara

Mother

Akira Nagoya

Staff Member at Health Ministry

Jun Hamamura

Muramatsu

Hisaya Morishige

Director of Infant Care Facility

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