On This Earth
1957, Japanese. Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirector
- Hiroshi KawaguchiHeiichiro Okawa
- Hitomi NozoeWakako Yoshikura
- Kinuyo TanakaOmitsu, Heiichiro's mother
- Kyōko KagawaFuyuko
- Keizō KawasakiTokio, Wakako's brother
- Shin SaburiIchiro Amano
- Taiji TonoyamaYajiro, Heiichiro's uncle
- Ryōsuke KagawaRokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather
- Masao ShimizuTatsuzo, Wakako's dad
- Kuniko MiyakeYoshie, Wakako's mum
- Kyū SazankaMineya
- Tamae KiyokawaTami - Mineya's wife
Details
- Released
- 22 November 1957
- Original title
- 地上
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō, Seijirō Shimada
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On This Earth runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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On This Earth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1957. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed On This Earth?
On This Earth (1957) was directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura and stars Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Kinuyo Tanaka.