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Whistling in the morning
Genres
Drama
Overview
Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
61 min
Release Date
1959-03-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Hiroshi Kato
Minoru
Takahiro Tamura
Takashi Sudo
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Miwako Kariya
Akira Yamanouchi
Kuniko Igawa
Minoru's mother
Masao Oda
Minoru's father
Taiji Tonoyama
Sadako Sawamura
Kenji Yoshino
Reiko Hitomi
Shoji Sayama
Shinji Tanaka
Mikiyo Shimizu
Yoichi Mashio
Haruko Chichibu
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