Movie Description
蟻の街のマリア
(1958)Overview
Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.
Featured Crew
- Director : Heinosuke Gosho
- Editor : Shin Nagata
- Cast : Kakuko Chino,Kōji Nanbara,Shūji Sano,Kōji Mitsui,Jun Tatara,Fujio Suga,Akihiro Miwa,Fumio Watanabe,Machiko Mizuhara,Shizue Natsukawa,Mutsuko Sakura,Mitsuko Yoshikawa,Chōko Iida,Tatsuo Saitō,Zeko Nakamura,Hikaru Hoshi,Yasushi Nagata,Itoko Wakaura,Kaneko Iwasaki,William Ross,Elise Richter,Takeshi Sakamoto,Tokuji Kobayashi
Cast
Satoko Kitahara
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Facts
Original Title蟻の街のマリア
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-12-07
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 50m
Production CompaniesKabuki-za
Genres
- Drama
