Overview

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The year is 1910 and the place is a small Japanese village. Goichi is suffering because he wants to go to school, but his family is too poor to afford that luxury. Even when a kind friend agrees to help out, Goichi's father refuses to give in to his son's request for an education. Instead, he sends Goichi off to work as an indentured servant for a cold-hearted merchant and his family. As tragedy strikes and the suffering of the young boy increases, he begins to look for some way out of his bleak situation.

Cast

Chikage Awashima, Katsuo Nakamura, Shuichi Ikeda, Kei Satō, Yoshikazu Sugi, Junkichi Orimoto, Michiko Hoshi, Masao Oda

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What is "Roadside Stone" about?

The Wayside Pebble is an effective drama about the hardships of a childhood spent with a brusque, cold-hearted father and a submissive mother. The year is 1910 and the place is a small Japanese village. Goichi is suffering because he wants to go to school, but his family is too poor to afford that luxury. Even when a kind friend agrees to help out, Goichi's father refuses to give in to his son's request for an education. Instead, he sends Goichi off to work as an indentured servant for a cold-hearted merchant and his family. As tragedy strikes and the suffering of the young boy increases, he begins to look for some way out of his bleak situation.

When was "Roadside Stone" released?

Roadside Stone was released in 1964.

Who stars in "Roadside Stone"?

The cast includes Chikage Awashima, Katsuo Nakamura, Shuichi Ikeda, Kei Satō.

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