Release Date

05 Jul, 1955

Runtime

01:24: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The film consists of three short stories. Tomiko, the heroine of the first story, "The Flower Girl" (dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura), is a little girl who bears the unbearable burden of caring for her family. Tomiko's father has been unable to find work for a long time, and her older sister is terminally ill—it is unlikely that she will ever recover. To feed her family, Tomiko runs around the city from morning until late at night selling flowers... The second novella (dir. Tadashi Imai) also depicts the lives of the poor. An unfamiliar girl brings young Kavano a letter from his mother. It turns out that the girl's name is Kuniko, she is very hardworking, but her family is dying of hunger. Therefore, her mother decided to send Kuniko to her son so that he would marry her. The short story is called "The Unexpected Bride." The third short story, which gave the film its title, is particularly interesting: "When You Love" (dir. Satsuo Yamamoto). It shows the family of a young peace activist.

Original Title

愛すればこそ

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Actors

乙羽信子

Yoshiko Machida

内藤武敏

香川京子

山田五十鈴

山村聰

殿山泰司

田中筆子

神田隆

芦田伸介

原保美

三田国夫

永田靖

Etsuji Oki

Yukiko Ieda

Kaneko Ishii

Satomi Hosono

高橋とよ

高原駿雄

Katsuhiko Ide

東山千栄子

Crew

新藤兼人

山本薩夫

山形雄策

吉村公三郎

今井正

嵯峨善兵

Takashi Marumo

Torizo Matsumoto

Kazuo Wakayama

宮島義勇

久保一雄

伊藤武郎

絲屋寿雄

Setsuo Noto