The Blacksmith of the Forest

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Masao InoueKyosuke Ikeda

Kaoru FutabaToyono Ikeda

Eiji OshimotoIchiro Ikeda

Ichiro YukiJiro Ikeda

Shoichi NoderaChūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Kinuyo TanakaOmitsu

Hideo FujinoVillage Mayor

Shin'ichirô Komura

Shin'ichirô KomuraTomisaku (Mayor's son)

Hisao YoshitaniGosaku, the Villager

Takeshi SakamotoSchool Teacher

Eiko Takamatsu

Eiko TakamatsuOtane

Kanji KawaraKiyohiko Sugimoto