The Tale of Jiro
98 mins
Based on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.
Koji Osawa
Jiro
Katsuyuki Ichige
Older Jiro
Yukio Tomoyama
Kyoichi
Shirō Watanabe
Older Kyoichi
Shozo Ikehara
Shunzo
Itsuo Watanabe
Older Shunzo
Hiroshi Tsukiji
Naokichi
Ryutaro Nagai
Kansaku
Kan Sugi
Grandfather
Ichiro Kodama
Dr. Aoki
Kōtarō Sugie
Elementary school teacher
Tsutomu Ichijo
Masaki's grandfather
Kinko Kato
Dr. Aoki's wife
Masako Fujimura
Masaki's grandmother
Toshio Goto
Editor
Manzo Shibata
Executive Producer
Kojin Shimomura
Original Story
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Iwaji Hiraoka
Lighting Technician
Seiichi Toriizuka
Art Direction
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Tsukuru Kataoka
Sound Recordist