Ballad of the Cart

Ballad of the Cart
Directed bySatsuo Yamamoto
Written by
Produced by
  • Wataru Nakayama
  • Saburō Tateno
Starring
CinematographyMinoru Maeda
Edited byAkikazu Kōno
Music byHikaru Hayashi
Production
company
National Rural Film Association
Distributed byShintoho
Release date
  • February 11, 1959 (1959-02-11)
[1][2]
Running time
145 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Ballad of the Cart a.k.a. Song of the Cart (荷車の歌, Niguruma no uta) is a 1959 Japanese drama film directed by Satsuo Yamamoto. It was written by Yoshikata Yoda, based on a novel by activist Tomoe Yamashiro.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "荷車の歌 (Ballad of the Cart)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "荷車の歌 (Ballad of the Cart)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.