Plot: Created by Shochiku’s cultural film department on behalf of the Ministry of Education, this film tells an ironic anecdote juxtaposing the fate of a cooper’s son with that of the son of a middle-class salaried worker, and championing the virtues of honest poverty and diligence. An educational film preaching a fable-like message, it is however filled with humorous scenes that offset the film’s didacticism
Shoichi Nodera
Teruyo Hayami
Shoichi Kofujita
Shin'ichirô Komura
Hiroshi Shimizu