The Tale of Jiro(1955)10/25/1955 (US)Drama1h 38m5.0ShareOverviewBased on the novel by Kojin Shimomura. Story of a young boy and his adventures in the country. His idyllic life is shattered by the illness and death of his mother.Hiroshi ShimizuScreenplayHiroshi ShimizuDirectorTop Billed CastMichiyo KogureOyoshiYūko MochizukiOhamaRanko HanaiIchirō RyūzakiShunsukeJunko IkeuchiHarukoShoji NakayamaTeacher AsakuraKoji OsawaJiroKatsuyuki IchigeOlder JiroYukio TomoyamaKyoichiShirō WatanabeOlder KyoichiShozo IkeharaShunzoItsuo WatanabeOlder ShunzoSumiko AbeNatsuko KaharaGrandmotherHiroshi TsukijiNaokichiRyutaro NagaiKansakuKan SugiGrandfatherIchiro KodamaDr. AokiKōtarō SugieElementary school teacherTsutomu IchijoMasaki's grandfatherPopularity TrendLast 30 DaysThis chart shows the popularity trend over the past 30 days.Recommendations45%Box85%Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda57%Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard50%Box75%Naruto to Boruto: The Live 201956%Station Six-Sahara56%Dumb and Dumber To64%Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade82%The History Of Iron Maiden - Part 1: The Early Days62%Box39%Volunteers85%Depeche Mode: 1980–81 “Do We Really Have to Give Up Our Day Jobs?”65%Southern Baptist Sissies76%Goosebumps: Deep Trouble100%LEWISTON68%Ciao, Brother!70%UFC 125: Resolution65%Punk and Its Aftershocks69%Fear and Loathing on the Road to HollywoodPrevious slideNext slide