Still I Live On

About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

as Shuzo Mori

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Hanamura

Isao Kimura

as Mizuno

Shizue Kawarazaki

as Sato, Mori's wife

Hatae Kishi

as Mizuno's wife

Chōko Iida

as Akiyama grandmother

Jiro Kawarazaki

as Yūichi, Shuzo's son

Yoshiko Machida

as Tamiyo, Shuzo's daughter

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

as landlord Yamakawa

Shotaro Ichikawa

as Mizuno's father

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