The Crowded Train (1957)

  • NR
  • 03/29/1957 (JP)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 39m

Overview

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, leading to a series of mishaps that leaves him at the bottom of the heap in what he once expected to be a promising lifetime career.

Kon Ichikawa

Director, Screenplay

Natto Wada

Screenplay

Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi's headshot

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Tamio Moroi
Chishū Ryū's headshot

Chishū Ryū

Genroku, the father
Haruko Sugimura's headshot

Haruko Sugimura

Otome, the mother
Michiko Ono's headshot

Michiko Ono

Runa Iki
Keizō Kawasaki's headshot

Keizō Kawasaki

Taro Washiba
Eiji Funakoshi's headshot

Eiji Funakoshi

Mantarō Ushio's headshot

Mantarō Ushio

Kyū Sazanka's headshot

Kyū Sazanka

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