Tsuchi (1939)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1939-04-13
Director: Tomu Uchida
Writers: Tsutomu Kitamura , Takashi Nagatsuka , Yasutaro Yagi
Language: Japanese
Stars: Isamu Kosugi , Akiko Kazami , Donguriboya , Kaichi Yamamoto , Bontarô Akemi , Reizaburô Yamamoto , San’emon Suzuki , Masako Fujimura , Chieko Murata , Mieshi Bando
Runtime: 142 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
AKA: Ziemia (Poland) , Земля , Earth , Der Acker (Germany) , 土 (Japan) , Tsuchi
Plot: The setting is that of a farming family in Ibaraki from where also the originating writers hailed. The film depicts the events of a year during the Meiji era and occurrences and actualities of the farmers of the period. The family has little money. The wife has died and the teenage daughter has to work. The son attends school. The grandfather lives with them as well.
IMDB:tt0032063