The Blacksmith of the Forest

The Blacksmith of the Forest

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.

Top Cast

Masao Inoue

As Kyosuke Ikeda

Kaoru Futaba

As Toyono Ikeda

Eiji Oshimoto

As Ichiro Ikeda

Ichiro Yuki

As Jiro Ikeda

Shoichi Nodera

As Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)

Kinuyo Tanaka

As Omitsu

Hideo Fujino

As Village Mayor

Shin'ichirô Komura

As Tomisaku (Mayor's son)

Hisao Yoshitani

As Gosaku, the Villager

Takeshi Sakamoto

As School Teacher