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The Blacksmith of the Forest

1929 Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

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.

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Masao Inoue

Masao Inoue

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Kyosuke Ikeda

Kaoru Futaba

Kaoru Futaba

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Toyono Ikeda

Eiji Oshimoto

Eiji Oshimoto

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Ichiro Ikeda

Ichiro Yuki

Ichiro Yuki

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Jiro Ikeda

Shoichi Nodera

Shoichi Nodera

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Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

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Omitsu

Hideo Fujino

Hideo Fujino

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Village Mayor

93 minutes

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