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The Whole Family Works poster

The Whole Family Works (1939)

A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.

Release: 1939-03-11
Runtime: 65 min
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Cast
Musei Tokugawa
Musei Tokugawa
Ishimura
Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma
Ishimura's wife
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Akira Ubukata
Kiichi, first son
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Kaoru Itō
Genji, second son
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Seikichi Minami
Noboru, third son
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Takeshi Hirata
Eisaku, fourth son
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Seiichiro Bando
Kokichi, fifth son
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Kiyoko Wakaba
Hide, first daughter
Den Obinata
Den Obinata
Ogawa - the teacher
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Sumie Tsubaki
Mitsuko
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Jun Maki
Kiichi's goroup leader
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Kinji Fujiwa
Ishimura's fellow worker
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Genji's fellow worker