Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
Credits
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Taiji Tonoyama
He was 46, 73 years old when he died
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as Matsunaga |
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Jun Hamamura
He was 56, 89 years old when he died
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Tokuko Sugiyama
She was 35, 88 years old when she died
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as Tomi (Jun's mother) |
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Mitsuo Hamada
He was 18, now 80 years old
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as Tsukamoto, Katsumi |
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Eijirō Tōno
He was 55, 87 years old when he died
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as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father) |
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
She was 17, now 79 years old
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as Jun |
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Tanie Kitabayashi
She was 50, 98 years old when she died
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as Ume |
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Tomio Aoki
He was 38, 80 years old when he died
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as Worker A |
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Akiji Kobayashi
He was 31, 65 years old when he died
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as Hei-san |
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Shoichi Ozawa
He was 33, 83 years old when he died
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Kin Sugai
She was 36, 92 years old when she died
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as Miyo |
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki
She was 26, now 88 years old
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as Woman Worker |
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Tsutomu Shimomoto
He was 44, 83 years old when he died
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as Tôgo |
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Kawai Okada
She was 13, now 75 years old
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as Kaori-chan |
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Sanpei Mine
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Takeshi Kato
He was 19, 39 years old when he died
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as Mr. Noda |
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Yoshio Ichikawa
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as Takayuki |
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Ikunosuke Koizumi
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as Master at ramen shop |
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 45 (80) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Shohei Imamura as Screenplay. He was 35 (79) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Chiyo Hayafune as Novel. He was 47 (91) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kirio Urayama as Director. He was 31 (54) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kirio Urayama as Screenplay. He was 31 (54) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kimihiko Nakamura as Production Design. |
Art |
