The working class Ishimura family, living on the brink of poverty, depends on the salaries of the father and his three eldest sons, Kiichi, Genji and Noboru, who became factory workers immediately after elementary school. Kiichi sees no prospect of a promotion or salary raise at his job, meaning he could never support a family of his own, and expresses his wish to go to a higher school. While his mother objects against his plan, which would result in a decrease of the family's income, his father is torn between financial necessity and his son's happiness. Mr. Ishimura consults teacher Ogawa, explaining that if he allows Kiichi to follow his ambitions, he would have to allow his other sons the same. During a family meeting, moderated by Ogawa, Mr. Ishimura announces that he will accept his sons' decisions. While Kiichi assures Ogawa that he will work hard, and his younger brothers rejoice, the parents appear worried.
Naruse biographer Catherine Russell cites The Whole Family Works, together with his 1939 Sincerity, as the director's two key films of this period and the "link between Naruse's prewar and postwar shoshimin-eiga".[4]
The film was shown in the U.S. as part of a Naruse retrospective in 1985, organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock.[5][6]
Referencesedit
^ ab"はたらく一家 (The Whole Family Works)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ ab"はたらく一家 (The Whole Family Works)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. pp. 28–29. ISBN978-0-8108-6004-9.
^Russell, Catherine (2008). The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity. Durham and London: Duke University Press. p. 149. ISBN978-0-8223-4290-8.
^"Mikio Naruse: a master of the Japanese cinema". CineFiles. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^"Mikio Naruse: A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
whole, family, works, japanese, はたらく一家, romanized, hataraku, ikka, 1939, japanese, drama, film, written, directed, mikio, naruse, based, novel, sunao, tokunaga, japanese, namekanjiはたらく一家directed, bymikio, narusewritten, bymikio, narusesunao, tokunaga, novel, p. The Whole Family Works Japanese はたらく一家 romanized Hataraku ikka is a 1939 Japanese drama film written and directed by Mikio Naruse 1 2 It is based on a novel by Sunao Tokunaga 3 The Whole Family WorksJapanese nameKanjiはたらく一家Directed byMikio NaruseWritten byMikio NaruseSunao Tokunaga novel Produced byMasanobu TakeyamaStarringMusei TokugawaNoriko HonmaAkira UbukataCinematographyHiroshi SuzukiEdited byKōichi IwashitaMusic byTadashi OtaProductioncompanyTohoDistributed byTohoRelease date11 March 1939 1939 03 11 Japan 1 2 Running time65 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThe working class Ishimura family living on the brink of poverty depends on the salaries of the father and his three eldest sons Kiichi Genji and Noboru who became factory workers immediately after elementary school Kiichi sees no prospect of a promotion or salary raise at his job meaning he could never support a family of his own and expresses his wish to go to a higher school While his mother objects against his plan which would result in a decrease of the family s income his father is torn between financial necessity and his son s happiness Mr Ishimura consults teacher Ogawa explaining that if he allows Kiichi to follow his ambitions he would have to allow his other sons the same During a family meeting moderated by Ogawa Mr Ishimura announces that he will accept his sons decisions While Kiichi assures Ogawa that he will work hard and his younger brothers rejoice the parents appear worried Cast editMusei Tokugawa as Mr Ishimura Noriko Honma as Mrs Ishimura Akira Ubukata as Kiichi Kaoru Itō as Genji Seikichi Minami as Noboru Takeshi Hirata as Eisaku Den Ohinata as Ogawa the teacher Sumie Tsubaki as MitsukoLegacy editNaruse biographer Catherine Russell cites The Whole Family Works together with his 1939 Sincerity as the director s two key films of this period and the link between Naruse s prewar and postwar shoshimin eiga 4 The film was shown in the U S as part of a Naruse retrospective in 1985 organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock 5 6 References edit a b はたらく一家 The Whole Family Works Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 9 May 2021 a b はたらく一家 The Whole Family Works Kinenote in Japanese Retrieved 9 May 2021 Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Lanham Toronto Plymouth Scarecrow Press pp 28 29 ISBN 978 0 8108 6004 9 Russell Catherine 2008 The Cinema of Naruse Mikio Women and Japanese Modernity Durham and London Duke University Press p 149 ISBN 978 0 8223 4290 8 Mikio Naruse a master of the Japanese cinema CineFiles Retrieved 21 July 2021 Mikio Naruse A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23 PDF Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 19 July 2023 External links editThe Whole Family Works at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Whole Family Works amp oldid 1166122713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
