The Blacksmith of the Forest

Name: The Blacksmith of the Forest
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929-01-05
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Masao Inoue, Kaoru Futaba, Eiji Oshimoto, Ichiro Yuki, Shoichi Nodera

1929

1h 33m

Drama

Director: Hiroshi Shimizu

Writer: Tokusaburo Murakami

Overview

A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.