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is a 1962 color Japanese comedy film
directed by Kon Ichikawa
. It was Japan's submission to the 35th Academy Awards
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
. It was Japan's submission to the 35th Academy Awards
35th Academy Awards
The 35th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1962, were held on April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California...
for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- Hiro Suzuki as Taro, the baby
- Eiji FunakoshiEiji Funakoshiwas a Japanese actor. He received the Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Actor and the Mainichi Film Concours for Best Actor for his performance in Fires on the Plain.-Biography:...
as Goro, the father - Fujiko YamamotoFujiko Yamamotois a Japanese film and stage actress. She appeared in over 100 films between 1953 and 1963. She is the winner of the first Grand Prix of Miss Japan in 1950.-Career:...
as Chiyo - Kumeko Urabe as Ino, grandmother
- Misako Watanabe as Setsuko, the aunt
- Masako Kyôzuka as Chiyo's sister
- Mantarô Ushio as Laundry Man
- Kyôko KishidaKyoko Kishidawas a Japanese actress, voice actress, and writer of children's books.Her father was Kunio Kishida, a playwright and the founder of the Bungaku-za. She became an actress in 1950, and starred in a Yukio Mishima production of the 1960 film Salome. Her film and television drama credits number in the...
as Chiyo's Friend - Shirô Ôtsuji as Doctor
- Jun Hamamura as Older Doctor
- Akira Natsuki as Doctor at Hospital
See also
- List of submissions to the 35th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film