The Skin of the South

The Skin of the South

94 mins | Feb. 28, 1952

When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.

The Skin of the South

94 mins | Feb. 28, 1952

The Skin of the South
When a group of young geologists declares a mountainside marked for residential development unstable, they are met with scorn on two fronts. On one end, they must contend with the local villagers who balk at the prospect of relocation; on the other, they face the ambitions of the headstrong lumber baron, whose actions will only further destabilize the land. Their pleas for reason ignored, the scientists can do little but observe as nature runs its inevitable course.
Producers Mokuyo Productions
Original title 南国の肌
Directors Masanori Kakei, Ishirō Honda
Writers Kiyoto Fukuda, Ishirō Honda

Cast

Hajime Izu

as Kakuzo Ono

Yasuko Fujita

as Sadae Miura

Kamatari Fujiwara

as Shunpei Goto

Shunji Kasuga

as Shoichiro Takayama

Yoshio Kosugi

as Nonaka

Kan Yanagiya

as Sanpei

Eiko Miyoshi

as Old lady Onodera

Harue Tone

as Keiko Nasu

Tsuruko Mano

as Shunpei's wife Miyo

Ryuzo Okada

as Kimiyoshi Motomura

Yoshiei Fukami

as Sadae's uncle

Hideo Ôtsuka

as Goro Kai

Ren Yamamoto

as Teiichi Nasu