The Street Without Sun (1954)

7.0/10 140 min Drama

Overview

Based on the novel by proletarian writer Sunao Tokunaga. The story is about a long strike by workers at a large printing house and the strikers' steadfastness, which neither hunger nor violence could break. The heroine of this story actively participates in her colleagues' struggle against layoffs, oppression, and police brutality.

Cast

Sumiko Hidaka

Haruki Takae

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hagimura

Yasumi Hara

Miyaji

Hatae Kishi

Okimi

Tanie Kitabayashi

Aunt of Matsutaro

Eijirō Tōno

President Kunio

Miki Odagiri

Fusa-chan

Jun Tatara

Kuroiwa

Seiji Miyaguchi

Okimi's father

Izumi Hara

Kinzō Shin

Nakai

Toshio Takahara

Young man

Yoshi Katō

Ishizuka

Taiji Tonoyama

Gen'ichi Inoue

Takashi Kanda

Man with glasses

Tōru Abe

Police Department Manager

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