
If Indeed One Loves
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Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Tadashi Imai
The story
The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.
Cast & crew
Nobuko OtowaMichie (segment 1)
Taketoshi NaitōKôno (segment 2)
Kyōko KagawaKuniko (segment 2)
Isuzu YamadaYaeko (segment 3)
So YamamuraGorô (segment 3)
Taiji TonoyamaBartender (segment 1)
Fudeko TanakaTamiko's mother (segment 1)
Takashi KandaMaster (segment 1)
Shinsuke AshidaCustomer (segment 1)
Yasumi HaraCustomer (segment 1)Explore the crew
- Screenplay
- Kaneto Shindō
- Director
- Satsuo Yamamoto
- Screenplay
- Yusaku Yamagata
- Director
- Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Director
- Tadashi Imai
- Producer
- Zenpei Saga
- Producer
- Torizo Matsumoto
- Producer
- Kazuo Wakayama
- Director of Photography
- Yoshio Miyajima
- Producer
- Takero Itō
- Producer
- Hisao Itoya
- Producer
- Setsuo Noto
- Director of Photography
- Shunichirō Nakao
- Producer
- Tatsumaro Asano
- Producer
- Masami Kashiwakura
- Director of Photography
- Takeo Itō
- Producer
- Tengo Yamada
- Original Music Composer
- Ikuma Dan