Next Door to Happiness

(1955)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1955

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 原研吉

Cast: 桂木洋子, 片山明彦, 七浦弘子, 田浦正巳, 佐竹明夫, 夏川静江, 斎藤達雄, 石濱朗, 沢村貞子, 井川邦子

Plot

The Nakata family, father, mother, son Hideo, and daughters Taeko and Akiko live in the poorer section of modern Tokyo. Their troubles start when the father leaves with another woman, returns after he is rejected, and leaves again with the family's money.