The Blacksmith of the Forest

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MOVIE

The Blacksmith of the Forest

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.

Original Title

森の鍛冶屋

Release Date

1929-01-05

Year

1929

Duration

1h 33m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

Cast

Masao Inoue

Masao Inoue

Kyosuke Ikeda

Kaoru Futaba

Kaoru Futaba

Toyono Ikeda

Eiji Oshimoto

Eiji Oshimoto

Ichiro Ikeda

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

Jiro Ikeda

Shoichi Nodera

Shoichi Nodera

Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu

Hideo Fujino

Hideo Fujino

Village Mayor

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Shin'ichirô Komura

Tomisaku (Mayor's son)

Hisao Yoshitani

Hisao Yoshitani

Gosaku, the Villager

Takeshi Sakamoto

Takeshi Sakamoto

School Teacher