• 1948
  • 1h 26m
Children of the Beehive

Summary The movie focuses on the plight of ten war orphans hailing from different cities across Japan. With nowhere to go, they scavenge around train stations, scratching out an existence by means of black market work for a one-legged tramp whilst avoiding being picked up by the police for vagrancy. Soon however, they find a more inspiring role model in the figure of a nameless soldier just repatriated after the war. An orphan himself, the soldier also has no home to return to, and so sets out across the country with the kids in tow in search of work before settling on the goal of leading them to the orphanage where he himself grew up. View more details

  • 1948
  • 1h 26m

Children of the Beehive

Directed : Hiroshi Shimizu

Written : Hiroshi Shimizu

Stars : Shunsaku Shimamura Natuski Masako Gosho Shoichi Kiyomi Imoto

All cast & crew

7.5

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 23, 1948

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Hachi no Su Eiga-bu

Summary The movie focuses on the plight of ten war orphans hailing from different cities across Japan. With nowhere to go, they scavenge around train stations, scratching out an existence by means of black market work for a one-legged tramp whilst avoiding being picked up by the police for vagrancy. Soon however, they find a more inspiring role model in the figure of a nameless soldier just repatriated after the war. An orphan himself, the soldier also has no home to return to, and so sets out across the country with the kids in tow in search of work before settling on the goal of leading them to the orphanage where he himself grew up. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Aug 23, 1948

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Hachi no Su Eiga-bu

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