People Waiting for Spring

People Waiting for Spring

Original Title: 春を待つ人々
Release: 1959

This drama centers on an elderly politician and depicts how humans can return to their true selves when they are freed from selfish desires and self-interest.

Cast

Toshinobu Saburi

Toshinobu Saburi

Old politician Satomi
Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Akiko's Husband/Magazine Reporter
Ineko Arima

Ineko Arima

Akiko Tanigawa
Yachiyo Ōtori

Yachiyo Ōtori

Kazuko Nishiwaki
Keiji Sada

Keiji Sada

Western-style painter Nishiwaki
Toshiko Kobayashi

Toshiko Kobayashi

Masako Sakaguchi
Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

Ironworks Director Sakaguchi
Yūsuke Kawazu

Yūsuke Kawazu

Toshio Satomi
Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Junko Murai
Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Shigeru Yajima
Ayako Otsu

Ayako Otsu

Kaoru
Akihiko Katayama

Akihiko Katayama

Tanaka
Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Chiyo Tsukagoshi
Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Ritsu Yamamura
Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

Fumiko Yamamura
Toyoko Yamamoto

Toyoko Yamamoto

Katsuya Yamamura
Miyuki Kuwano

Miyuki Kuwano

Kayoko Naganuma
Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Nagayoshi Tanigawa
Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Sato
Hiroko Saya

Hiroko Saya

Yumi Ishimoto
Masahiko Inoue

Masahiko Inoue

Chief Election Officer
Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Artist Morita
Rou Ose

Rou Ose

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