In a mountain village, Heita, a translator's son, is a gifted boy but is shunned by the villagers. He can imitate birds' cry and befriends another boy who works in a brewery. Heita also finds solace in the village pastor Yasugi and his teacher Michiko, but they too have problems of their own.
Released: Dec 29, 1954
Runtime: 114 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Keiko Kishi, Yūnosuke Itō, Shōji Mori, Isao Yamagata, Ichiro Hosoya
Crew: Masaki Kobayashi (Director), Masaki Kobayashi (Writer), Chūji Kinoshita (Original Music Composer), Seiji Inoue (Director of Photography), Kazue Hirataka (Production Design), Kazue Hirataka (Art Direction)