The Soundless Cry

The Soundless Cry

99 mins | Drama | Jan. 30, 1965

Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.

The Soundless Cry

99 mins | Drama | Jan. 30, 1965

The Soundless Cry
Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title この声なき叫び
Directors Hirokazu Ichimura
Writers Kinjiro Imai, Takao Yanai, Moriyoshi Ishida

Cast

Yoshiko Kayama

as Sachiko Ishimoda

Masakazu Tamura

as Shinichi Sasaki

Keisuke Sonoi

as Koga

Katsumi Munakata

as Detective Hirose

Yôko Minamida

as Tokie Matsuura

Michiko Araki

as Tatsuko Sasaki

Kin Sugai

as Ume Tanabe

Kinzô Shin

as Judge

Eiken Shoji

as Detective Tajima

Toshie Kimura

as Tomiko Kashimura

Chishū Ryū

as Tateno