Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow (キューポラのある街) 62 years old

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

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Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Cast

Name Character
Taiji Tonoyama He was 46, 73 years old when he died as Matsunaga
Jun Hamamura He was 56, 89 years old when he died
Tokuko Sugiyama She was 35, 88 years old when she died as Tomi (Jun's mother)
Mitsuo Hamada He was 18, now 81 years old as Tsukamoto, Katsumi
Eijirō Tōno He was 55, 87 years old when he died as Ishiguro, Tatsugoro (Jun's father)
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 17, now 79 years old as Jun
Tanie Kitabayashi She was 50, 98 years old when she died as Ume
Tomio Aoki He was 38, 80 years old when he died as Worker A
Akiji Kobayashi He was 31, 65 years old when he died as Hei-san
Shoichi Ozawa He was 33, 83 years old when he died
Kin Sugai She was 36, 92 years old when she died as Miyo
Kazuko Yoshiyuki She was 26, now 89 years old as Woman Worker
Tsutomu Shimomoto He was 44, 83 years old when he died as Tôgo
Sanpei Mine
Kawai Okada She was 13, now 76 years old as Kaori-chan
Takeshi Kato He was 19, 39 years old when he died as Mr. Noda
Yoshio Ichikawa as Takayuki
Ikunosuke Koizumi as Master at ramen shop

Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow Crew

Name Department
Shinsaku Himeda as Director of Photography. He was 45 (80) years old when He died Camera
Shohei Imamura as Screenplay. He was 35 (79) years old when He died Writing
Chiyo Hayafune as Novel. He was 47 (91) years old when He died Writing
Kirio Urayama as Director. He was 31 (54) years old when He died Directing
Kirio Urayama as Screenplay. He was 31 (54) years old when He died Writing
Kimihiko Nakamura as Production Design. Art
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow poster
Cupola, Where the Furnaces Glow (62 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, April 08, 1962
  • Runtime: 100 minutes