On This Earth

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Heiichiro Okawa

Hitomi Nozoe

Wakako Yoshikura

Kinuyo Tanaka

Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kyōko Kagawa

Fuyuko

Keizō Kawasaki

Tokio, Wakako's brother

Shin Saburi

Ichiro Amano

Taiji Tonoyama

Yajiro, Heiichiro's uncle

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rokuemon - Heiichiro's grandfather

Masao Shimizu

Tatsuzo, Wakako's dad

Kuniko Miyake

Yoshie, Wakako's mum