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.
Cast

Michiyo Kogure
Oyoshi

Yūko Mochizuki
Ohama

Ranko Hanai
Unknown

Ichirō Ryūzaki
Shunsuke

Junko Ikeuchi
Haruko

Shoji Nakayama
Teacher Asakura
Koji Osawa
Jiro
Katsuyuki Ichige
Older Jiro
Yukio Tomoyama
Kyoichi
Shirō Watanabe
Older Kyoichi
Shozo Ikehara
Shunzo
Itsuo Watanabe
Older Shunzo

Sumiko Abe
Unknown

Natsuko Kahara
Grandmother
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

Yoko Hayama
Unknown
Crew

Hiroshi Shimizu
Director, Screenplay
Toshio Goto
Editor
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography

Teruo Ishii
Assistant Director
Manzo Shibata
Executive Producer
Tsukuru Kataoka
Sound Recordist
Iwaji Hiraoka
Lighting Technician
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Kojin Shimomura
Original Story
Seiichi Toriizuka
Art Direction
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