Diary of a Drunkard

Overview

The simple and honest elementary school principal Taiga (Iwata) was at a loss after the school's donation money was stolen. At that time, he found a bag containing a large sum of money and hid it at home, intending to use it for the school. His wife, who happened to discover it, took the blame upon herself and committed suicide together with their beloved child. Grief-stricken, Taiga resigned from his position and moved to Oshima, seeking to detach himself from the world. Yet life there became nothing but days drowned in alcohol...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 24, 1921

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shochiku

Cast

Yukichi Iwata,Chiyoko Mimura,Utako Suzuki,Yachiyo Shizuka,Shoichi Nodera,Goro Okamoto

Director

Zanmu Kako

Writer

Doppo Kunikida,Daisuke Itō

Cinematography

Takashi Kuwabara

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4473374