On This Earth

Plot Summary

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

Top Cast

Hiroshi Kawaguchi Heiichiro Okawa

Hitomi Nozoe Wakako Yoshikura

Kinuyo Tanaka Omitsu, Heiichiro's mother

Kyōko Kagawa Fuyuko

Keizō Kawasaki Tokio, Wakako's brother