It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.
Fumiko Hayashi
Kohei Osugi
Jiro Sasaki
Tsugiko Sasaki
Mino Hayashi
Shigesuke Hayashi
Teacher Ikegami
Teacher Gunda
Jiro's older brother
Jiro's father
Teacher Mori
Kikumaru Segawa
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Sound Recordist
Art Direction
Screenplay
Assistant Director
Original Story
Director of Photography
Dialect Coach
Editor
Director
Lighting Technician