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Foundry Town poster

A KIRIO URAYAMA FILM

Foundry Town

19621h 40mMovie

Drama

IMDb7.2/ 10 · 235 votes

THE STORY

Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.

Bittersweet
Heartwarming
Melancholic
Family
Growing up
Class

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorKirio Urayama

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.8 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Sayuri YoshinagaJun

Mitsuo HamadaTsukamoto, Katsumi

Eijirō TōnoIshiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)

Shoichi Ozawa

Tokuko SugiyamaTomi (Jun's mother)

Takeshi KatōMr. Noda

Tanie KitabayashiUme

Kin SugaiMiyo

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