Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
This drama of middle-class life in postwar Japan tells the story lower-middle-class workers in the city of Kawasaki, and their troubles and travails.
Release Date
November 23, 1954Runtime
109 minGenres
DramaDirected by
Masaki Kobayashi, Yûgorô ImaiScreenplay by
Yoshiko KusudaLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Keiji Sada
Ryoichi MoritaYoshiko Kuga
Hiroko, Ryoichi's wifeHideko Takamine
Yasuko, Ryoichi's sisterAkira Ishihama
Noboru, Ryoichi's brotherMinoru Ōki
Shun-donToshiko Kobayashi
Hisako, Shinkichi's sisterMasami Taura
Mr. Mitsui, Noboru's friendKumeko Urabe
Shige, Ryoichi's stepmotherChieko Nakakita
NatsukoEiko Miyoshi
Shinichi Himori
Ryôhei Uchida
Shinkichi, Hiroko's friendYoshino Tani
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Cast29 cast members
Crew15 crew members