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Broken Drum

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

1h 48m1949TMDb 6.7

ComedyDrama

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Keisuke KinoshitaKeisuke KinoshitaDirectorTsumasaburō BandōTsumasaburō BandōGunpei TsudaSachiko MuraseSachiko MuraseKunikoMasayuki MoriMasayuki MoriTaroChūji KinoshitaChūji KinoshitaHeizoAkira ŌizumiAkira ŌizumiMatasaburoToshiko KobayashiToshiko KobayashiAkikoYōko KatsuragiYōko KatsuragiHaruko
Masayoshi ÔtsukaShiroSadako SawamuraSadako SawamuraYasukoJūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoShigeki NonakaOsamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaNaokiChieko HigashiyamaChieko HigashiyamaNobukoEitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaKimura (as Sakae Ozawa)
Mitsuo NagataTeruo Hanada
Hiroshi AoyamaLaundryman
Toshio Yamazaki
Kiyo MurakamiTsuyu · a maid
Sumie KuwabaraKimiNatsuko KaharaNatsuko KaharaUme
Koji NakataTailor
Atsuko Okawa
Hiroko Mukai
Aizo Tamashima

Storyline

When the future of his construction company falls into danger, a controlling father pushes his children into unsatisfying marriages and careers in order to regain financial stability.

  • Shochiku

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Info

Original title
破れ太鼓
Status
Released
Released
1 December 1949
Runtime
1h 48m
TMDB score
6.7 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writers
Keisuke Kinoshita, Masaki Kobayashi
Studios
Shochiku
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese