Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 1949 · 1h 37m

Mr. Shosuke Ohara

小原庄助さん

Mr. Shosuke Ohara poster
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Cast
Denjirō Ōkōchi as Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara Akiko Kazami as Onobu Reiko Miyagawa as Oritsu Nijiko Kiyokawa as Margaret Nakata Chōko Iida as Oseki, old maid Haruo Tanaka as Seizô Kon'no
Crew
Hiroshi Suzuki — Director of Photography Hidetoshi Kasama — Editor Yūji Koseki — Original Music Composer Matsuo Kishi — Screenplay Hiroshi Shimizu — Screenplay Matsuo Kishi — Producer
Synopsis

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

Mood & Themes
bankruptcyrural life
Key Collaborators
Hiroshi Shimizu Director Hiroshi Suzuki Director of Photography Hidetoshi Kasama Editor Yūji Koseki Original Music Composer Matsuo Kishi Screenplay Hiroshi Shimizu Screenplay Matsuo Kishi Producer
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