Eddy Currents of Life (うず潮) 60 years old

It is 1922 and Fumiko is a high school student. Her family is poor but she loves to study literature. Her father, a peddler, does not return home and Fumiko finds herself in financial trouble, not being able to pay for her schooling and her school excursion trip. Still, she gets a temporary job at a factory and tries to make ends meet. A film about bright side of youth adapted from the television serial of the same name.

Credits

Eddy Currents of Life Cast

Name Character
Mitsuo Hamada He was 21, now 81 years old as Kohei Osugi
Tomoko Naraoka She was 34, now 94 years old as Mino Hayashi
Kenjiro Ishiyama He was 61, 72 years old when he died
Eijirō Tōno He was 57, 87 years old when he died as Shigesuke Hayashi
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 19, now 79 years old as Fumiko Hayashi
Sadako Sawamura She was 56, 87 years old when she died as Teacher Ikegami
Zenpei Saga He was 55, 79 years old when he died as Jiro's father
Zenji Yamada
Daizaburo Hirata as Jiro's older brother
Hideaki Nitani He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Teacher Mori

Eddy Currents of Life Crew

Name Department
Mitsuo Kondô as Editor. Editing
Sumie Tanaka as Screenplay. She was 56 (91) years old when She died Writing
Fumiko Hayashi as Original Story. She was 60 (47) years old when She died Writing
Eddy Currents of Life poster
Eddy Currents of Life (60 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, November 22, 1964
  • Runtime: 97 minutes