The Whole Family Works

(1939)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1939

Runtime: 65 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 成瀬巳喜男

Cast: 徳川夢声, Норико Хомма, Akira Ubukata, 伊東薫, Seikichi Minami, Takeshi Hirata, Seiichiro Bando, Kiyoko Wakaba, 大日方傳, 椿澄江

Plot

A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.