The Whole Family Works
1939, Japanese. Directed by Mikio Naruse.
A large family scrapes by on the meager salaries of the father and three eldest sons, who left school in order to work and support the family. The fourth eldest is soon to graduate and follow in their footsteps, though he'd rather continue schooling. The eldest finally decides to break free and set out on his own against his parents' wishes, with the support and sympathy of his siblings.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Mikio NaruseDirector
- Musei TokugawaIshimura
- Noriko HonmaIshimura's wife
- Akira UbukataKiichi, first son
- Kaoru ItōGenji, second son
- Seikichi MinamiNoboru, third son
- Takeshi HirataEisaku, fourth son
- Seiichiro BandoKokichi, fifth son
- Kiyoko WakabaHide, first daughter
- Den ObinataOgawa - the teacher
- Sumie TsubakiMitsuko
- Jun MakiKiichi's goroup leader
- Kinji FujiwaIshimura's fellow worker
Details
- Released
- 11 March 1939
- Original title
- はたらく一家
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Mikio Naruse
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The Whole Family Works runs 65 minutes (1h 5m).
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The Whole Family Works isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 March 1939. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Whole Family Works, try Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets, Tokyo Sonata, The Nest.
Who directed The Whole Family Works?
The Whole Family Works (1939) was directed by Mikio Naruse and stars Musei Tokugawa, Noriko Honma, Akira Ubukata.