A Grain of Wheat
1958, Japanese. Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
The film depicts a group of boys and girls who graduate from a local junior high school and head to Tokyo to find employment, and the teachers who watch over them. Co-written by newcomer Shigeki Chiba and Kaneto Shindo, the film was directed by Kozaburo Yoshimura.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 14 September 1958
- Original title
- 一粒の麦
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō, Shigeki Chiba
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A Grain of Wheat runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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A Grain of Wheat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 September 1958. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Grain of Wheat?
A Grain of Wheat (1958) was directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura and stars Kenji Sugawara, Ayako Wakao, Eijirō Tōno.