In Search of Mother

In Search of Mother

83 mins | Drama | Jan. 14, 1962

Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of rival gangsters is hot on his heels.

In Search of Mother

83 mins | Drama | Jan. 14, 1962

In Search of Mother
Period piece about a young man who, because of his hard life alone in the world, has become a yakuza. When he hears that his mother may be living in Edo (Tokyo), he travels there, intent on finding her and leaving the swordsman's life behind. But a team of rival gangsters is hot on his heels.
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 瞼の母
Directors Tai Katô
Writers Shin Hasegawa, Tai Katô

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

as Banba no Chutaro

Hiroki Matsukata

as Kanamachi no Hanjiro

Keiko Okawa

as Otose

Michiyo Kogure

as Ohama

Hitomi Nakahara

as Onui

Isao Yamagata

as Yosuke

Kensaku Hara

as Kingoro

Shizue Natsukawa

as Omura

Chieko Naniwa

as Obah

Sadako Sawamura

as Otora

Michisaburo Segawa

as Sukegoro

Shin Tokudaiji

as Kihachi

Kusuo Abe

as Shichigoro

Harue Akagi

as Ofumi

Tokinosuke Nakamura

as Zenzaburo