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JAPAN · 1939

Tsuchi

Tomu Uchida
poverty rural life family struggle debt and obligation widowhood
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Synopsis

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

Year1939
CountryJapan
DirectorTomu Uchida
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