The Wayside Pebble
1960, Japanese. Directed by Seiji Hisamatsu.
In Meiji era Japan a sixth grade boy is smart, likable and confident and owing to his academic success liked by his teacher. Things are not going well at home, however, where his father does not work leaving the mother to toil . With the boy's family having no money he cannot progress his education and has to drop out of school. A neighbour, who is a bookstore owner, offers the family money to allow the boy to continue his schooling, but the father is too proud to accept and rebuffs the offer forcing the boy to work.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 31 December 1960
- Original title
- 路傍の石
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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The Wayside Pebble runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Which OTT platform is The Wayside Pebble on?
The Wayside Pebble isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1960. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Wayside Pebble?
If you liked The Wayside Pebble, try Good Morning, Daddy Day Care, Back to School.
Who directed The Wayside Pebble?
The Wayside Pebble (1960) was directed by Seiji Hisamatsu and stars Setsuko Hara, Hiroyuki Ôta, Hisaya Morishige.