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The tear-inducing trials and tribulations of farm folk; specifically, hand-cart workers, in Japan at the turn of the century to the 1940s, as experienced by Seki-san and her husband, Moichi-san. Their family grows, as once and again, difficult circumstances, like competition from technology (horses, then trucks), must be surmounted.

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Ballad of the Cart

Mainichi Film Concours

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