The Blacksmith of the Forest

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Release date: January 05, 1929
Duration: 93 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Masao Inoue
Kyosuke Ikeda
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Kaoru Futaba
Toyono Ikeda
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Eiji Oshimoto
Ichiro Ikeda
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Ichiro Yuki
Jiro Ikeda
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Shoichi Nodera
Chūzō Satō (assistant blacksmith)