Yuyake-gumo 1956

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

Cast:

Shinji Tanaka
Yôichi Akimoto 

Yūko Mochizuki
Yôichi's mother, Oshin 

Takahiro Tamura
Sudô 

Yoshiko Kuga
Yôichi's older sister, Toyoko 

Isuzu Yamada
Seiji's mother, Kiyo 

Eijirō Tōno
Yôichi's father, Genkichi 

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