Release Date

07 Dec, 1958

Runtime

01:50: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Alongside Tokyo's Sumida River is a ragpickers' settlement known as Ant Village. One night, a young Catholic girl, Satoko Kitahara, who has been baptized under the name of Maria, comes to offer her services. However, Ant Village is not just an ordinary vagrants' community but a fine autonomous organization, and as the municipal authorities have long been demanding that the people of Ant Village leave the site, Satoko is utilized to publicize the Village and win public sympathy. While being utilized in this manner, Satoko is nevertheless glad to be able to help the people of Ant Village, especially the children, and when the summer vacation comes she decides to take the children on an excursion to Hakone. To raise funds for this purpose she becomes a rag-picker herself.

Original Title

蟻の街のマリア

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Actors

千之赫子

南原宏治

佐野周二

三井弘次

多々良純

須賀不二男

美輪明宏

渡辺文雄

水原真知子

夏川静江

桜むつ子

吉川満子

飯田蝶子

斎藤達雄

中村是好

星ひかる

永田靖

和歌浦糸子

岩崎加根子

William Ross

Elise Richter

Crew

Jiro Kaga

Toru Matsui

長谷部慶治

五所平之助

Haruo Takeno

平川透徹

平田光治

Michio Okazaki

芥川也寸志

Shin Nagata

Hideo Horie