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Whistling in the morning
Whistling in the morning

Whistling in the morning

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

04 March 1959

Country

Japan

Cast

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Minoru

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Takashi Sudo

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Miwako Kariya

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

Kuniko Igawa

Kuniko Igawa

Minoru's mother

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Minoru's father

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Kenji Yoshino

Kenji Yoshino

Reiko Hitomi

Reiko Hitomi

Shoji Sayama

Shoji Sayama

Shinji Tanaka

Shinji Tanaka

Mikiyo Shimizu

Mikiyo Shimizu

Yoichi Mashio

Yoichi Mashio

Haruko Chichibu

Haruko Chichibu

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