Down Town poster

Down Town (1957)

Movie ★ 8.0 57 min

Drama

A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.

Yasuki Chiba Director Ryōzō Kasahara Writer Seiya Yoshida Writer

▶ Play

Quick facts

Released
October 29, 1957
Runtime
57 min
IMDb
tt0050962
Country
Language
Studio

Themes

Cast

Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada Riyo Yazawa Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune Yoshio Tsuruishi Haruo Tanaka Haruo Tanaka Jun Tatara Jun Tatara Keiko Awaji Keiko Awaji Chieko Murata Chieko Murata Masataka Kametani Tsuruko Mano Tsuruko Mano Ikio Sawamura Ikio Sawamura Jirô Suzukawa Toshiko Nakano Shirō Tsuchiya Shōichi Hirose Shōichi Hirose Yutaka Sada Yutaka Sada Kazuko Igarashi Yutaka Nakayama Yutaka Nakayama Kōji Iwamoto

More Like This

More like Down Town ›
Tokyo Twilight 1957 ★ 7.7
Street of Shame 1956 ★ 7.7
Early Spring 1956 ★ 7.5
Tokyo Story 1953 ★ 8.2
Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 ★ 7.2
Early Summer 1951 ★ 7.9
Floating Clouds 1955 ★ 7.7
The Only Son 1936 ★ 7.4
Tokyo Sonata 2008 ★ 7.4
Tokyo Godfathers 2003 ★ 7.9
Lost in Translation 2003 ★ 7.4
Nobody Knows 2004 ★ 8.0

Also Worth Watching

House of Bamboo 1955
The Outsider 2018
Strange Weather 2016
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion 1972
The Deep End of the Ocean 1999
Gate of Flesh 1964
An Autumn Afternoon 1962
The Trials of Cate McCall 2013
Lorelei 2020
Stray Dog 1949
Gate of Flesh 1988
The Unforgivable 2021
The Young One 1960
Swallowtail Butterfly 1996
One Million Yen Girl 2008
The Truth About Emanuel 2013

Frequently asked questions

What is Down Town about?
A woman struggles to raise her young son on her own in postwar Japan, finding companionship with a kind laborer while still hoping for the return of her missing husband.
Who directed Down Town?
Down Town was directed by Yasuki Chiba.
Who stars in Down Town?
Down Town stars Isuzu Yamada, Toshirō Mifune, Haruo Tanaka, Jun Tatara.
When was Down Town released?
Down Town is a 1957 drama film.
Where can I watch Down Town?
You can watch Down Town with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.