A Wanderer’s Notebook (1962): Cast
A Wanderer’s Notebook is a 1962 drama directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Hideko Takamine as Fumiko Hayashi, Kinuyo Tanaka and Takeshi Katô. It runs 2 hours 4 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 4m (124 min)
- Director
- Mikio Naruse
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Wanderer’s Notebook About?
The premise of A Wanderer’s Notebook without spoilers.
A late masterpiece by Mikio Naruse dramatizes novelist Fumiko Hayashi’s life. Hideko Takamine gives a performance hailed as her best, with Kinuyo Tanaka as her mother, portraying their struggle in 1920s Tokyo. The film follows Hayashi’s bitter fight for literary recognition amid poverty, menial jobs and humiliating attempts to publish in a male‑dominated culture.
A Wanderer’s Notebook Themes & Keywords
· 1 tag- based on novel
A Wanderer’s Notebook Cast & Characters
Hideko Takamine leads the cast as Fumiko Hayashi, with Kinuyo Tanaka as Kishi, Fumiko's mother and Takeshi Katô as Uenoyama. Directed by Mikio Naruse; 43 actors are credited in all.
- Director Mikio Naruse
- Hideko Takamine as Fumiko Hayashi
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Kishi, Fumiko's mother -
Takeshi Katô as Uenoyama -
Daisuke Katô as Nobuo Sadaoka
Also Starring in A Wanderer’s Notebook
· 39 more- Keiju Kobayashi Fujiyama
- Isao Hashizume
- Akira Takarada Fukuya
- Mitsuko Kusabue Kyôko Hinatsu
- Masao Oda Fumiko's father
- Jun Tatara Tamura
- Yūnosuke Itō Gorô Shirasaka
- Tatsuo Endō
- Noboru Nakaya Haruhiko Itatsu
- Kin Sugai
- Asao Uchida
- Chōko Iida
- Chieko Nakakita
- Shin Kishida
- Yutaka Nakayama
- Daigo Kusano
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- Akira Nagoya
- Natsuko Kahara
- Hisaya Ito
- Shigeki Ishida
- Tomoko Fumino Yasuko Murano
- Masako Yagi
- Toshiaki Nishizawa
- Kazuko Inano
- Mineko Yorozuyo
- Michiko Kawa
- Toshiko Yabuki
- Akiko Mori
- Rumi Konishi
- Machiko Kitagawa
- Yachiyo Kirishima
- Michiko Hayashi
- Katsuhiro Oida
- Hiroyuki Sugi
- Fumiko Umeka
- Chisato Aoki
- Yurika Benisono
- Masae Yoshikawa
- Yoshiko Uno
More from Mikio Naruse
More films directed by Mikio Naruse: Moment of Terror, The Thin Line, Yearning and A Woman’s Life.
A Wanderer’s Notebook Trailers & Videos
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A Wanderer’s Notebook FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of A Wanderer’s Notebook, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Wanderer’s Notebook?
A Wanderer’s Notebook runs 2 hours 4 minutes (124 minutes).
When was A Wanderer’s Notebook released?
A Wanderer’s Notebook was released on September 29, 1962.
Who directed A Wanderer’s Notebook?
A Wanderer’s Notebook was directed by Mikio Naruse.
More films by Mikio Naruse Who is in the cast of A Wanderer’s Notebook?
A Wanderer’s Notebook stars Hideko Takamine as Fumiko Hayashi, Kinuyo Tanaka as Kishi, Fumiko's mother and Takeshi Katô as Uenoyama, among 43 credited actors.
Does A Wanderer’s Notebook have a post-credit scene?
No. A Wanderer’s Notebook has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is A Wanderer’s Notebook in?
The original language of A Wanderer’s Notebook is Japanese.
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