The Blacksmith of the Forest

19291h 33m

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Masao Inoue

Masao Inoue

Kyosuke Ikeda

Photo of Kaoru Futaba

Kaoru Futaba

Toyono Ikeda

Photo of Eiji Oshimoto

Eiji Oshimoto

Ichiro Ikeda

Photo of Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Jiro Ikeda

Photo of Shoichi Nodera

Shoichi Nodera

Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Photo of Hideo Fujino

Hideo Fujino

Village Mayor

Photo of Hisao Yoshitani

Hisao Yoshitani

Gosaku, the Villager

Photo of Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

School Teacher

Photo of Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Kiyohiko Sugimoto

Photo of Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Kaoru Shimada

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