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Whistling in the morning

Whistling in the morning

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 4, 1959

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

朝を呼ぶ口笛

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Chisato Ikoma

Description

Minoru delivered newspapers to earn money for high school, but when his mother came down with illness he decided to use this money for her doctor's bill and gave up going to high school. His friends heard about this, and they donated money to his mother. So, Minoru goes to high school and yet he delivers newspapers cheerfully whistling every morning. A memorable film debut by Sayuri Yoshinaga, a representative of the Japanese film industry.The film adaptation of "Newspaper Delivery" by Minoru Yoshida, who won the Minister of Education Award at the national small and Medium student essay competition.