Whistling in the Morning

Overview

Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 4, 1959

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Takahiro Tamura,Masao Oda,Kenji Yoshino,Hiroshi Kato,Sayuri Yoshinaga,Yoichi Mashio,Sadako Sawamura,Kuniko Igawa,Mikiyo Shimizu,Taiji Tonoyamaand 5 more

Director

Chisato Ikoma

Writer

Sekiro Mitsubata

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt9032838