Mr. Shosuke Ohara

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Mr. Shosuke Ohara

1949

1h 37m

6.2(5 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.

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23 members

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大河内傳次郎

Saheita Sugimoto aka Shôsuke Ohara

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風見章子

Onobu

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Reiko Miyagawa

Oritsu

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清川虹子

Margaret Nakata

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飯田蝶子

Oseki, old maid

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田中春男

Seizô Kon'no

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清川荘司

Kaikû Tsukioka, high priest

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鳥羽陽之助

Koroku

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日守新一

Jiromasa Yoshida

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鮎川浩

Tetsuo

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川部修詩

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石川冷

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尾上華丈

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Tetsu Tsuboi

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杉寛

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高松政雄

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倉橋宏明

Young man

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Hiroshi Izumida

Cat burglar

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Yōzō Takamura

Cat burglar

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Akira Sagawa

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Kinko Kato

Restaurant maid

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Kimie Tokudaiji

Proprietress

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赤坂小梅

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