Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky

Name: Somewhere Beneath the Wide Sky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1954-11-23
Duration: 109 min

1h 49m·Drama

Directed by Masaki Kobayashi

A Tokyo family running a liquor store overcome impotence and dysfunction as they induce an understanding through each other of how to deal with their individual problems.

DirectorMasaki KobayashiCinematographyToshiyasu MoritaScreenplayYoshiko KusudaStudioShochiku

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Keiji SadaRyoichi Morita	Ryoichi Morita
Yoshiko KugaHiroko, Ryoichi's wife	Hiroko, Ryoichi's wife
Hideko TakamineYasuko, Ryoichi's sister	Yasuko, Ryoichi's sister
Akira IshihamaNoboru, Ryoichi's brother	Noboru, Ryoichi's brother
Minoru ŌkiShun-don	Shun-don
Toshiko KobayashiHisako, Shinkichi's sister	Hisako, Shinkichi's sister
Masami TauraMr. Mitsui, Noboru's friend	Mr. Mitsui, Noboru's friend
Kumeko UrabeShige, Ryoichi's stepmother	Shige, Ryoichi's stepmother
Chieko NakakitaNatsuko	Natsuko
Eiko MiyoshiNot listed	Not listed
Shinichi HimoriNot listed	Not listed
Ryōhei UchidaShinkichi, Hiroko's friend	Shinkichi, Hiroko's friend
KKaoru NobeNot listed	Not listed
KKazuko OkadaNot listed	Not listed
JJô MitsumuraNot listed	Not listed
MMari TanahashiNot listed	Not listed
JJun TanizakiNot listed	Not listed
TTeruko NinomiyaNot listed	Not listed
TTsuneko SasakiNot listed	Not listed
FFumio TooyamaNot listed	Not listed
YYoichi OsugiNot listed	Not listed
KKayoko TeradaNot listed	Not listed
MMasahiko InoueNot listed	Not listed
KKeiji TsuchidaNot listed	Not listed
HHisashi TakiNot listed	Not listed
Yoshino TaniNot listed	Not listed
KKayoko MuramatsuNot listed	Not listed
TTami YamamotoNot listed	Not listed
TToshio ShimamuraNot listed	Not listed