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Kaachan

Kaachan

19611h 28m

Overview

Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Written by Kennosuke Tateoka, Masako Toyoda
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Top Cast

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Toyoda Yoshigurô

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Wife Oyuki

Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

Policeman

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Terumi Niki

Terumi Niki

Masako

Noriko Kitazawa

Noriko Kitazawa

Kimura Yoshiko

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Mutsuhiko Tsurumaru

Yamazaki

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Ikedo

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Akira Nakamura

Vice principle

E

Eijirô Kawai

Toshie's father

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About Kaachan

Kaachan is a drama film released in 1961. Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, it stars Yūnosuke Itō, Yūko Mochizuki, Ken Utsui. Home drama about tin craftsmen and their families in downtown Tokyo. Though poor, they do not lose their cheerfulness or give in to oppression.

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