Broken Drum (1949): Cast
Broken Drum is a 1949 comedy drama directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, starring Sadako Sawamura as Yasuko, Masayuki Mori and Chieko Higashiyama. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Broken Drum About?
The premise of Broken Drum without spoilers.
Facing a financial crisis in his construction business, the domineering patriarch forces his adult children into marriages and careers they find unsatisfying, hoping the alliances will restore the family’s stability. The film follows each sibling as they wrestle with resentment, sacrifice personal dreams, and confront the clash between duty and happiness under their father’s relentless pressure.
Broken Drum Themes & Keywords
· 11 tags- father
- crotchety old man
- family relationships
- arrogance
- tyrant
- leaving home
- music box
- playing music
- curry and rice
- financial problem
- rebellion
Broken Drum Cast & Characters
Sadako Sawamura leads the cast as Yasuko, with Masayuki Mori as Taro and Chieko Higashiyama as Nobuko. Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director Keisuke Kinoshita
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Sadako Sawamura as Yasuko -
Masayuki Mori as Taro -
Chieko Higashiyama as Nobuko -
Yôko Katsuragi as Haruko
Also Starring in Broken Drum
· 19 more- Eitarô Ozawa Kimura (as Sakae Ozawa)
- Akira Ōizumi Matasaburo
- Jūkichi Uno Shigeki Nonaka
- Osamu Takizawa Naoki
- Sachiko Murase Kuniko
- Natsuko Kahara Ume
- Toshiko Kobayashi Akiko
- Kiyo Murakami Tsuyu, a maid
- Hiroshi Aoyama Laundryman
- Mitsuo Nagata Teruo Hanada
- Koji Nakata Tailor
- Tsumasaburō Bandō Gunpei Tsuda
- Aizo Tamashima
- Masayoshi Ôtsuka Shiro
- Sumie Kuwabara Kimi
- Chūji Kinoshita Heizo
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More from Keisuke Kinoshita
More films directed by Keisuke Kinoshita: Father, Big Joys, Small Sorrows, Children of Nagasaki and The Young Rebels.
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Broken Drum FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Broken Drum, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Broken Drum?
Broken Drum runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Broken Drum released?
Broken Drum was released on December 1, 1949.
Who directed Broken Drum?
Broken Drum was directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
More films by Keisuke Kinoshita Who is in the cast of Broken Drum?
Broken Drum stars Sadako Sawamura as Yasuko, Masayuki Mori as Taro and Chieko Higashiyama as Nobuko, among 23 credited actors.
Does Broken Drum have a post-credit scene?
No. Broken Drum has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Broken Drum in?
The original language of Broken Drum is Japanese.
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