Still I Live On

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Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
四代目 河原崎長十郎

Shuzo Mori

Kan'emon Nakamura
三代目 中村翫右衛門

Hanamura

Isao Kimura
木村功

Mizuno

Shizue Kawarazaki
河原崎しづ江

Sato, Mori's wife

Hatae Kishi
岸旗江

Mizuno's wife

Chōko Iida
飯田蝶子

Akiyama grandmother

Jiro Kawarazaki
河原崎次郎

Yūichi, Shuzo's son

Yoshiko Machida
Yoshiko Machida

Tamiyo, Shuzo's daughter

Kunitarō Kawarasaki
五代目 河原崎國太郎

landlord Yamakawa

Shotaro Ichikawa
市川笑太郎

Mizuno's father

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

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    1951-07-04

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