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Whistling in the Morning

Original title: 朝を呼ぶ口笛

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.

Director
Chisato Ikoma
Release date
Mar 4, 1959
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Whistling in the Morning

  • Portrait of Hiroshi Kato

    Hiroshi Kato

    Minoru

  • Portrait of Takahiro Tamura

    Takahiro Tamura

    Takashi Sudo

  • Portrait of Sayuri Yoshinaga

    Sayuri Yoshinaga

    Miwako Kariya

  • Portrait of Akira Yamanouchi

    Akira Yamanouchi

  • Portrait of Kuniko Igawa

    Kuniko Igawa

    Minoru's mother

  • Portrait of Masao Oda

    Masao Oda

    Minoru's father

  • Portrait of Taiji Tonoyama

    Taiji Tonoyama

  • Portrait of Sadako Sawamura

    Sadako Sawamura

  • Kenji Yoshino

  • Reiko Hitomi

  • Shoji Sayama

  • Shinji Tanaka

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