Kaa-san Nagaikishitene
Movie
かあさん長生きしてね
1962/10/13
Speech duration
1h 1min
Word count7,793
Unique words1,732
Words (1-occurrence)983
Unique kanji629
Kanji (1-occurrence)208
Speech speed
354
Difficulty Average

After finishing the course of junior high school, Kazuo comes up to Tokyo, leaving his mother alone in the unproductive northern district. He finds a job in a small laundry in downtown Tokyo and works hard till late at night. At a nearby restaurant a brother and sister are working, and Kazuo becomes friendly with the girl, Yoneko. Love blossoms between the two. However, Yoneko's brother objects to his sister marrying Kazuo.

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